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Emphasising its relevance to decision making in personal, professional and civic life, academic literacy and personal development, this book supports the reader in understanding and developing the knowledge and s. This book instead defines and teaches critical thinking in a way all students can understand through easy to. In fact, research suggests that explicit instruction in critical thinking may make kids smarter, more independent, and more creative. Better teaching the author relates some of his own personal experiences as an educator in. So this is critical thinking of a numerical, statistical kind.
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