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Instructional Materials and References

Required Texts:

Mayfield, M. (2014). Thinking for yourself. (9th Ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning: Wadsworth. (TFY) ISBN  978-1133311188

Vaughn, L. (2015). The power of critical thinking: Effective reasoning about ordinary and extraordinary claims (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.  (PCT) ISBN 9780199385423

'Companion Sites

Thinking for Yourself Site

Power of Critical Thinking
Assignments

For each of the units (as well as additional assignments given in class), students will do the following by the date listed on the schedule below:

Read assigned materials with care and understanding.
Respond to the main points of each chapter assigned by listing three or four key questions with answers (no more than two or three sentences each).
Reflect on the unit in writing (a brief paragraph or two).
Email your unit and chapter assignments to me at profsylvia@gmail.com, before the date on the schedule.
For midterm and final review assignments, students will present ePortfolios/PPts adapted from the weekly assignments as individual or team projects.