Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

EDTE 4110 - Developing Thinking Skills


The course focuses on understanding the nature of critical thinking skills in K-12 students, how to effectively teach these skills, and how to assess whether students have reached an effective level of critical thinking.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain the thinking process.
  • Students will be able to discuss core thinking skills.
  • Students will be able to distinguish between lower and higher order thinking skills.
  • Students will be able to develop and apply a repertoire of strategies to teach thinking skills.
  • Students will be able to develop and use a repertoire of strategies for assessing thinking skills.
  • Students will be able to evaluate teacher-centered vs. student-centered approaches to teaching thinking skills.


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