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Critical Thinking Bibliography

Prepared By CCRI Librarian Chris Peterson

CRITICAL THINKING CONCEPTS AND TEACHING

Anderson, Lorin W. and David Krathwohl, ed. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman, 2001. Copies in HELIN.

Bacon, Francis.  The New Atlantis and The Advancement of Learning. Various editions in HELIN.

Barell, John. Developing More Curious Minds. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003. Copies in HELIN.

Barnes, Cynthia A., ed. Critical Thinking: Educational Imperative. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. Copies in HELIN.

Bean, John C. Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. Copies in HELIN.

Bonwell, Charles C. and James A. Eison. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. Washington, DC: School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University, 1991. Copies in HELIN.

Boostrom, Robert. Thinking: The Foundation of Critical and Creative Learning in the Classroom. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005. Copies in HELIN.

Brookfield, Stephen D. The Power of Critical Theory: Liberating Adult Learning and Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. Copies in HELIN.

Cassel, Jeris F. and Robert J. Congleton. Critical Thinking: An Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993. Copies in HELIN.

Copeland, Matt. Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers, 2005. Copies in HELIN.

Costa, Arthur L, ed. Developing Minds: A Resource Book for Teaching Thinking. 3rd ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.  Copies in HELIN.

Dewey, John. How We Think. Various editions in HELIN.

Gilovich, Thomas, Dale Griffin, and Daniel Kahneman, ed. Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Copies in HELIN.

Huba, Mary E. and Jann E. Freed. Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. Copies in HELIN.

Kincheloe, Joe L. and Danny Weil, ed. Critical Thinking and Learning: An Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 2004. Copies in HELIN.

Kinkead, Joyce, ed. Valuing and Supporting Undergraduate Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.  Copies in HELIN.

Kirwan, A.D. Mother Nature's Two Laws: Ringmasters for Circus Earth: Lessons on Entropy, Energy, Critical Thinking, and the Practice of Science.  River Edge, NJ: World Scientific, 2000. Copies in HELIN.

Kline, Peter. Why America 's Children Can't Think: Creating Independent Minds for the 21st Century. Makawao, Maui, HI: Inner Ocean, 2002. Copies in HELIN.

Koechlin, Carol and Sandi Zwaan. Q Tasks: How to Empower Students to Ask Questions and Care about Answers. Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, 2006. Copy in HELIN.

Kuhn, Deanna. Education for Thinking. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005.  Copies in HELIN.

McMahon, Christine M., ed. Critical Thinking: Unfinished Business. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. Copies in HELIN.

Mentkowski, Marcia. Learning that Lasts: Integrating Learning, Development, and Performance in College and Beyond. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Copies in HELIN.

Nelson, Jack L., Stuart B. Palonsky, and Mary Rose McCarthy. Critical Issues in Education: Dialogues and Dialectics. 5th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Copies in HELIN.

Nelson, Michael. Alive at the Core: Exemplary Approaches to General Education in the Humanities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Copies in HELIN.

Newman, John Henry.  The Idea of a University.  Various editions in HELIN.

Shapiro, Nancy S. and Jodi H. Levine. Creating Learning Communities: A Practical Guide to Winning Support, Organizing for Change, and Implementing Programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. Copies in HELIN.

Suter, W. Newton. Introduction to Educational Research: A Critical Thinking Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2006. Copies in HELIN.

Thayer-Bacon, Barbara. Transforming Critical Thinking: Thinking Constructively. New York: Teachers College Press, 2000. Copies in HELIN.

CRITICAL THINKING TEXTBOOKS

Browne, M. Neil and Stuart M. Keeley. Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. Copies in HELIN.

McWhorter, Kathleen. Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College. 5th ed. New York: Longman, 2003. Copy in HELIN.

Moore, Brooke Noel and Richard Parker. Critical Thinking. 8th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2007. Copies in HELIN.

Nosich, Gerald M. Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005.  Copies in HELIN.

Paul, Richard and Linda Elder. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. Copies in HELIN.

Porter, Burton F. The Voice of Reason: Fundamentals of Critical Thinking. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Copy in HELIN.

Schwarze, Sharon and Harvey Lape. Thinking Socratically: Critical Thinking about Everyday Issues. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. Copies in HELIN.

Sears, Alan. A Good Book, in Theory: A Guide to Theoretical Thinking. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2005. Copy in HELIN.

Weston, Anthony. Creativity for Critical Thinkers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. Copy in HELIN.

CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS

Opposing Viewpoints series books (copies in HELIN) and Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Database.

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