Critical Thinking Skills in the College Curriculum

Spring
1988
Topic
Curriculum
Committee
Educational Policies Committee

One of the first difficulties encountered by curriculum committees throughout the state was the establishment of a definition of critical thinking broad enough to encompass college level courses throughout the academic and vocational/technical curriculum, as well as a definition that could apply to both content-based and skill-based courses. The Educational Policies Committee of the Academic Senate has prepared the following paper in order to provide a broad definition of critical thinking skills and to assist faculty in identifying some of the intellectual actions that constitute critical thinking in their courses.