Institution
Organizational Unit
Code
ΨΥ-814
ECTS
5
Language of instruction
Greek
Academic term
2/2
Title
ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΣΚΕΨΗ el
CRITICAL THINKING en
Description
Definition of critical thinking. Critical thinking skills and the necessity of their development. Critical thinking and intelligence. Current approaches of intelligence emphasizing the need of developing critical thinking skills. Analyzing and evaluating arguments. Thinking as testing hypotheses. Critical reading and critical writing. Critical thinking and decision making. Critical thinking skills in everyday life. The course involves exercises such as recognizing fallacies, hypotheses testing, testing the reliability of empirical results, critical reading of research articles, argumentation on controversial issues, etc.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students are expected:
(a) to become aquinted with the basic critical thinking skills, such as argumentation, recognition of fallacies, scientific thinking skills, decision making and thinking skills in everyday life.
(b)to develop these skills through critical reading and writing exercises.
(a) to become aquinted with the basic critical thinking skills, such as argumentation, recognition of fallacies, scientific thinking skills, decision making and thinking skills in everyday life.
(b)to develop these skills through critical reading and writing exercises.