Thinking is the most precious cognitive abilities which man elevated among all animals. This book has given a clear analysis of the different kinds of thinking and focuses on the importance of Critical Thinking. In fact, all the social issues would remain solved if only many of us develop the right kind of thinking and especially the art of Critical Thinking Skills. An attempt is made here for an indepth analysis of factors and components that could easily be trained. The merit of the study is in the development and validation of a programme to enrich the ability of critical thinking and a tool to measure the same. This book will prove of utmost use to teacher-trainees and trainers of all colleges of education.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Srikanta Swamy
Dr. S. Srikanta Swamy is a Professor of Education, I.A.S.E., R.V. Teachers College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. He has been teaching Educational Psychology and Advanced Educational Psychology for B.Ed. as well as M.Ed. course, since two decades. He obtained his Ph.D. from Bangalore University in the area of Critical Thinking Skills. He has been guiding Ph.D. students. As the co-ordinator of I.A.S.E., he has organized number of In-service Programmes for the benefit of teachers and teacher educators. Prof. Swamy has contributed significantly to the area of Science Education and has delivered hundreds of lectures at academic staff colleges, Indian Institute of World Culture, Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum, CII, IGNOU, KRVP & PRISM'S educational wing. He has completed many state level projects through NCERT and DSERT. He has presented papers at National and state level conferences. He has given programmes in T.V & A.I.R. He obtained NCERT award i 1998, and Dronapuraskar from a voluntary organization in 2005.
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