Critical Thinking Resources

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  Ebooks

 

The SPC Libraries offer over 57,000 ebooks via Library Online.  There are several thousand ebook titles that touch on the topic of critical thinking. 

How to Access Ebooks

  • Go to Library Online http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline/
  • Select Top Links – 1. Articles and Databases – Passwords       (http://it.spcollege.edu/library_db/)
  • UserName: spc and Password: ____ (changes each session)
  • Scroll to the Ebooks category in yellow box and Select
    • Netlibrary - largest general collection with 54,000 ebooks
    • Greenwood - scholarly collection
    • Gale Virtual Reference - reference collection
  • Search for title of book or topic "critical thinking” or see list below

The following are examples of  ebooks located in Netlibrary.  These are just a few of the many titles.

  • Critical Thinking: An Introduction to the Basic Skills by Hughes, William.
    Publication: Peterborough, Ont. Broadview Press, 2000.
     
  • Critical Thinking for Students: How to Assess Arguments and Effectively Present Your Own  by Brink-Budgen, Roy van den.  Publication: Oxford How To Books, Ltd., 1999.
     
  • Critical Reading: Making Sense of Research Papers in Life Sciences and Medicine
    Routledge Study Guides by Yudkin, Ben. Publication: London, New York Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2006. The paper trail THE DEEP END When you study from a textbook, quite a lot of the book is devoted to explaining the background to each topic and any technical terms. Pick up a research paper, however, and it is likely that the first words you read.
     
  • Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction by Thomson, Anne. Publication: London, New York Routledge, 2002.

  • Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide by Bowell, Tracy.; Kemp, Gary
    Publication: London, New York: Routledge, 2001. Cover Chapter 1 Why should we become critical thinkers?   Sections include: Beginning to think critically: recognizing arguments; Identifying conclusions and premises; Intermediate conclusions and Linguistic phenomena.
     
  • Critical Squares: Games of Critical Thinking and Understanding by Tishman, Shari.; Andrade, Albert.  Publication: Englewood, Colo Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
     
  • Critical Systems Analysis and Design: A Personal Framework Approach
     by Patel, Nandish V.Publication: London, New York Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2005. Cover Part I Foundations for critical learning and teaching Part I provides the foundational development for a PCF perspective. It is the pedagogical basis for developing criticality. The contents of a PCF determine how it is used to anticipate
     
  • Curriculum Integration: Designing the Core of Democratic Education

    by Beane, James A. Publication: New York Teachers College Press, 1997. Chapter 1— A Special Kind of Unity Suppose that we are going to work with a group of students on a unit about "Environmental Issues," including major concepts or "big ideas" such as conservation, pollution, politics, and economics.
     
  • Critical English for Academic Purposes: Theory, Politics, and Practice by Benesch, Sarah.Publication: Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2001.
     
  • Developing More Curious Minds + by Barell, John. Publication: Alexandria, Va. Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003. John Barell Teaching is awakening the curiosity of young minds.
     
  • Evidence-based Family Medicine  by Rosser, Walter.; Shafir, M. Sharon.Publication: Hamilton, Ont. B.C. Decker, Inc., 1998.
     
  • Language and Limits: Resisting Reform in English Studies  SUNY Series, Literacy, Culture, and Learning
      by Tuman, Myron C. Publication: Albany State University of New York Press, 1998.
     
  • Law in Perspective: Ethics, Society and Critical Thinking by Head, Michael.; Mann, Scott. Publication: Sydney, NSW University of New South Wales, 2005.  The principal aim of this book is to encourage critical, responsible and creative thinking about law as a system of ideas and as a social institution. It aims also to encourage exploration of the interrelations between legal methods.
     
  • Nursing Health Assessment: A Critical Thinking, Case Studies Approach
      by Dillon, Patricia M.Publication: Philadelphia F.A. Davis Company, 2003. Getting Started 10 UNIT I GETTING STARTED levels of health care, and assessment skills are needed at all levels. Primary preventive care focuses on health promotion and prevention.
     
  • Smart Thinking for Crazy Times: The Art of Solving the Right Problems  by Mitroff, Ian I. Publication: San Francisco Berrett Koehler, 1998. PART ONE— THE FOUNDATION FOR SMART THINKING illustrate how all institutions and sectors of society persistently engage in solving the wrong problems precisely. The Four Steps of the Problem-Solving Process is presented.
     
  • Students As Researchers: Creating Classrooms That Matter Publication: London ; Bristol, Pa. Taylor & Francis, 1998.
     
  • Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production & Social Change Series On School Reform by Goodman, Steven. Publication: New York Teachers College Press, 2003.
     
  • Technology Connections for Grades 3-5: Research Projects and Activities
      by Heller, Norma. Publication: Englewood, Colo. Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
     
  • Thinking From A to Z by Warburton, Nigel. Publication: New York Taylor & Francis, 2003.
     
  • The Thinking Game: A Guide to Effective Study  Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking

    by Meehan, Eugene J. Publication: Chatham, N.J. Chatham House, an imprint of Seven Bridges, 1988.
     
  • Thinking It Through: Linking Language Skills, Thinking Skills and Drama  by Thompson, Gill.; Evans, Huw. Publication: London David Fulton Publishers, 2005.
     
  • 25 Days to Better Thinking & Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life by Elder, Linda.; Paul, Richard.
    Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson Education, Inc., 2006.
     
  • 501 Challenging Logic and Reasoning Problems Earning Express Skill Builders Series (New York, N.Y.)
      Publication: New York Learning Express, 1999. Introduction This book—which can be used alone, along with other logic and reasoning texts of your choice, or in combination with the Learning Express publication.
     
  • Transforming Critical Thinking: Thinking Constructively  by Thayer-Bacon, Barbara J. Publication: New York Teachers College Press, 2000. The book presents questions on how to define critical thinking, how to teach it, how to encourage others to use it, and finally how to test students to make sure they've learned it.
     
  • Writing Science Through Critical Thinking. Jones and Bartlett Series in Logic, Critical Thinking, and Scientific Method by Moriarty, Marilyn F. Publication: Sudbury, Mass. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1997.

 

Journal Articles via Database in Library Online - Academic Search Complete

 

The SPC libraries subscribe to over 20,000 periodical titles held in 80 research databases.   Among the journal databases pertinent to the research of critical thinking skills are:

  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)  -  Includes thousands of general and educational journals.

  • Professional Collection - Education (Gale)  -  Offers 300 professional education journals.

  • Wilsonweb Education Full-Text   -  Several hundred teaching and education journals included.

  • Business Source Complete (EBSCO) -  Business, industry and trends periodicals.

  • JSTOR - Back issues of critical scholarly journals.

 Below are a just few selected titles from the thousands of articles as well as directions for access.

How to Access Articles in Databases

Selected Books and Materials in SPC Libraries

The libraries offer numerous resources in many formats on critical thinking.

Books

  •  Asking the right questions : a guide to critical thinking.  Browne, M. Neil,   Upper Saddle River, N.J. :Pearson Prentice Hall,c2007.
     
  •  Critical thinking : tools for taking charge of your learning and your life. Upper Saddle River, NJ :Pearson/Prentice Hall,c2006.
     
  • Critical thinking : unfinished business. Christine M. McMahon, editor. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005.
     
  • Critical thinking for multiple learning styles.  Karen M. Streeter. Westminster, CA : Teacher Created Resources, Inc., 2005
     
  • Current issues and enduring questions : a guide to critical thinking and argument with readings. Boston : Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005.
     
  • The international critical thinking reading and writing test : how to assess close reading and substantive writing.  Paul, Richard. Dillion Beach, CA :Foundation for Critical thinking,c2006.
     
  • Learning to think things through : a guide to critical thinking across the curriculum.  Gerald M. Nosich. Published Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005.
     
  • A miniature guide for those who teach on how to improve student learning : 30 practical ideas.  Paul, Richard. Dillon Beach, CA :Foundation for Critical Thinking,c2006.
     
  •  Medical-surgical nursing : critical thinking in client care.  Upper Saddle River, N.J. :Pearson/Prentice Hall,c2008.
     
  •  The thinker’s guide to the art of Socratic questioning.  Paul, Richard. Dillon Beach, CA :Foundation for Critical Thinking,c2006.
  • The thinker’s guide to understanding the foundations of ethical reasoning,  Paul, Richard. Dillon Beach, CA :Foundation for Critical Thinking,c2006.
     
  • What matters in America : reading and writing about contemporary culture. Gary Goshgarian. New York : Pearson Longman, 2006.
     
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Media

  • Why ads work [videorecording] : the power of self-deception. Lake Zurich, IL : The Learning Seed, c1996. Audio/Visual Material Videorecording VHS 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., color ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide.
     
  • Communicating with clients and colleagues from different cultures [videorecording].  Mosby ; Samuel Merritt College, Studio Three Productions. [St. Louis, Mo.] : Mosby-Year Book, c1995. Audio/Visual Mat Videorecording VHS
     1 videocassette (26 min., 7 sec.) : sd., color ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (7 pages ).
     
  • Critical thinking [videorecording] : how to evaluate information and draw conclusions / written, produced, and directed by John Hopkins. Mount Kisco, N.Y. : Center for Humanities, 1987. Audio/Visual Material Videorecording VHS 1 videocassette : sd., color ; 1/2 in. + 1 program guide.
     
  • Media truth or fiction [videorecording] : what can you believe? / written and narrated by Jeffrey Schrank. Lake Zurich, Ill. : Learning Seed, c1997. Audio/Visual Material Videorecording VHS 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., color ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide (12 pages ; 22 centimeters )

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