Richard Paul’s model for critical thinking is adapted to the challenge of engineering education. The model is briefly described and exemplified by questions asked by engineers in practice. The paper concludes with exercises suitable for the undergraduate and graduate engineering program.
2nd International CDIO Conference, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, 13 – 14 June 2006
Pages:
12
Affiliations:
United States Naval Academy, USA
Keywords:
conceptual models
framework
CDIO Syllabus
Engineering education
Year:
2006
Reference:
Paul, R.W. and Elder, L., Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle, NJ, 2002. :
Paul, R.W. and Elder, L., Critical Thinking: How To Prepare Students For A Rapidly Changing World, Foundation for Critical Thinking, Sonoma, CA, 1995. :
www.criticalthinking.org/resources [cited 10 May 2006] :
Paul, R.W. and Elder, L., A Miniature Guide to Scientific Thinking, Foundation for Critical Thinking, Sonoma, CA, 2003. :
Paul, R.W., Elder, L., and Niewoehner, R.J., A Miniature Guide to Engineering Reasoning, Foundation for Critical Thinking, Sonoma, CA, 2006. :
Elder, L. “The State of Critical Thinking Today: The Need for a Substantive Concept of Critical Thinking” http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/the-state-ct-today.shtml [cited 10 May 2006] :
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