Learning to Think Things Through

The approach draws on the model of critical thinking developed by Richard Paul. The book is designed to guide students in reasoning critically within the subject they are studying, rather than treating critical thinking as a separate skill. Along the way, readers come to see what makes their discipline powerful, how it relates to other fields and to everyday life, and how its individual parts fit into the larger picture of the field. The aim is to turn students from passive receivers of information into active learners.

Instructors who teach critical thinking in composition courses, the sciences, the humanities, or professional programs will find it suited to their classrooms, whatever the subject.