Critical Thinking: Tools for Evaluating Research

By:

Peter M Nardi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oakland, California University of California Press 2017Description: vii, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9780520291843

Subject(s):

Critical thinking

DDC classification:

160 NAR-C

Contents:

Numeracy -- Sampling and generalizability -- Probability and coincidence -- Visual thinking -- Correlation and causation -- Scientific thinking -- Fact, opinion, and logical reasoning.

Summary: "Critical Thinking : A Methodology for Interpreting Information 'deconstructs' common errors in thinking and teaches students to become smarter consumers of research results. Written to complement a textbook or a collection of readings, this brief methods book strengthens students' ability to interpret information whenever and wherever data are used. It includes a wide range of examples along with end of chapter exercises for further discussion. This book will be a coursebook for the undergraduate social science courses where critical thinking, numeracy, and data literacy are common learning objectives"--Provided by publisher.

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Numeracy -- Sampling and generalizability -- Probability and coincidence -- Visual thinking -- Correlation and causation -- Scientific thinking -- Fact, opinion, and logical reasoning.

"Critical Thinking : A Methodology for Interpreting Information 'deconstructs' common errors in thinking and teaches students to become smarter consumers of research results. Written to complement a textbook or a collection of readings, this brief methods book strengthens students' ability to interpret information whenever and wherever data are used. It includes a wide range of examples along with end of chapter exercises for further discussion. This book will be a coursebook for the undergraduate social science courses where critical thinking, numeracy, and data literacy are common learning objectives"--Provided by publisher.

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