EDMA638 Critical Thinking: Inquiry to Support Learning (3 cr.)

In this course, critical thinking skills are examined to assist learners in evaluating new and existing information in their professional practice. Learners learn to think skillfully by using critical thinking strategies that define problems, identify available solutions, and interpret sources of information. Learners gain an understanding of how to implement critical thinking skills in their own classrooms to support the teaching of reasoning, representation, cultural judgment, information literacy, and metacognitive reflection. 

Upon completion of the course, learners are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Define critical thinking and its role in the education of a child.
2. Implement critical thinking competencies to support the role of an educator.
3. Apply critical thinking skills and metacognitive reflection to current issues in education.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of intellectual integrity by stating and exemplifying a position on an issue with respect and objectivity to other viewpoints.
5. Develop strategies to teach critical thinking.
6. Nurture critical thinking in the classroom.