The Disposition Toward Critical Thinking: Its Character, Measurement, and Relationship to Critical Thinking Skill
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Abstract
Theorists have hypothesized that skill in critical thinking is positively correlated with the consistent internal motivation to think and that specific critical thinking skills are matched with specific critical thinking dispositions. If true, these assumptions suggest that a skill-focused curriculum would lead persons to be both willing and able to think. This essay presents a researchbased expert consensus definition of critical thinking, argues that human dispositions are neither hidden nor unknowable, describes a scientific process of developing conventional testing tools to measure cognitive skills and human dispositions, and summarizes recent empirical research findings that explore the possible relationship of critical thinking skill and the consistent internal motivation, or disposition, to use that skill. Empirical studies indicate that for all practical purposes the hypothesized correlations are not evident. It would appear that effective teaching must include strategies for building intellectual character rather than relying exclusively on strengthening cognitive skills
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- Venue
- Informal Logic
- Topic
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Field
- Social Sciences
- Canadian institutions
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- Funders
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- Keywords
- Critical thinkingPsychologyDispositionSystematic processCognitionConvergent thinkingCharacter (mathematics)CurriculumProcess (computing)Cognitive skillEmpirical researchEpistemologySocial psychologyPedagogyCreative thinkingCreativityWork in processComputer science
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