"WHAT DO THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY THEY WANT ME TO "THINK"?"

..."It's in a book written by an expert, so why shouldn't I believe it?"

..."If it's got statistics in it, isn't that proof enough?"

?.."Isn't it wrong to criticize anyone's opinion, because one opinion is as good as another?"

• 8 week course
• 2 credit hours
• Letter grade
• For information related to current sections, dates, and times, you can consult the Schedule of Classes under the Registrar's website. When using the Schedule of Classes to review any current section listing of courses on campus, you will need to know the department (EDUC) and course number (X151) and title (Critical Reading and Questioning).

Critical reading and thinking involve being able to consider more than one position on issues. They also involve being able to understand arguments and present positions based on thoughtful evaluation of different points of view. These are the skills most often mentioned by professors as important to success in college.

Students will focus on all components of their search process and the role that critical reading plays in it. Students will choose topics of interest to them and learn how to use specific data bases in the library and other resources to develop their own perspectives by considering different points of view. They will consider their own work critically through the draft writing process as well as other critical reading/writing activities.

The skills developed in this course will prepare students to read and write better for any course that has academic reading, essay examinations, and papers. The reading/thinking skills they develop here will be extremely beneficial in upper division courses, in graduate or professional school, and in virtually any career.