Fostering Critical Thinking in the Classroom

• 영문명: Fostering Critical Thinking in the Classroom
• 발행기관: 대한사고개발학회
• 저자명: Tock Keng Lim
• 간행물 정보: 『The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Solving』제6권 제1호, 63~74쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1996.04.30

영문 초록

Philosophy for Children, a thinking programme, has been initiated in a few primary and secondary schools in Singapore since January 1992. The programme aims to foster and strengthen critical thinking among the students in these schools. It endeavours to improve students' thinking through the discussion of philosophical issues embedded in novels specially written by Matthew Lipman, the founder of the programme. The teacher generates discussion usually by suggesting an issue to discuss about the passage. Children are encouraged to discuss, listen, clarify and justify their thinking. Experiences in the Singapore project, so far, have indicated that Philosophy for Children has added a new dimension to the ways the students approach thinking. This paper presents the experiences of the programme and the feedback from teachers and students on the programme.

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Introduction

Approach of the P4C Programme

Experiences in the Singapore P4C Project

The Raffles girls felt that the sessions taught them many things

Evaluation

Conclusion

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