Critical Thinking

Drs. Peter and Noreen Facione are internationally known for their research and writing on critical thinking. They have presented talks to the general public, government agencies, businesses and educational audiences throughout the USA and in many countries around the world. Their tests of critical thinking skills and dispositions have been translated into over twenty languages. Their latest research positions critical thinking within the larger domain of human decision making and problem solving. They have developed a methodology which enables the visual mapping of arguments and decisions in order to investigate the heuristic and logical connections between ideas and judgments. This work is presented in their book, Thinking and Reasoning in Human Decision Making.

"Talking Critical Thinking" - Change, the Magazine of Higher Education
An entertaining allegorical stroll across a typical college campus encountering colleagues and having
conversations which just happen to summarize 40 years of scholarship.

"Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts"
This essay, intended for students, explains critical thinking and its value in one's education.

The Delphi Report Executive Summary
"A Consensus Definition of Critical Thinking for Purposes of Instruction and Assessment"

This seminal document summarizes two years of research during which international experts articulated a shared understanding of the concept of critical thinking, its core skills, a description of an "ideal critical thinker" and a detailed set of examples of the manifestations of critical thinking in life and learning.