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1、CRITICALTHINKINGANDCOMPUTERSCIENCE:IMPLICITANDEXPLICITCONNECTIONSBarryFagin,JimHarper,LeemonBaird,SteveHadfieldandRickySwardUSAirForceAcademyDeptofComputerScience2354FairchildDriveUSAFA,CO80840719-333-3590{firstname.lastname}@usafa.af.milABSTRACTCriticalt
2、hinkingisanessentialskillforaneducatedsociety.Ourexperienceascomputerscienceeducatorsinanenvironmentwithanexplicitemphasisoncriticalthinkinghasledustoinvestigatetheconnectionbetweenthetwo.Wedescribeexamplesofhowcriticalthinkingskillscanbedevelopedthrougho
3、utthecomputersciencecurriculum,andsuggestfutureavenueswheretheconnectionbetweencriticalthinkingandcomputersciencecouldbefruitfullyexplored.1.INTRODUCTIONCriticalthinkingabilitiesareconsideredacornerstoneofacademicmaturityandatrademarkofawell-educatedperso
4、n.Theyareparticularlyimportantatouruniversity,amilitaryinstitutionwherecriticalthinkingskillsareanexplicitlydesirededucationaloutcome.Ourexperienceascomputerscientistschargedwithdevelopingcriticalthinkingskillsinourstudentshasledustospendsometimeexamining
5、theconnectionbetweencomputerscienceandcriticalthinking.Thispaperdiscusseshowprogressthroughthedisciplineofcomputersciencecandevelopcriticalthinking,andhowtoassistthatdevelopmentthroughcarefullychosenexercises.WebelievetheconnectionbetweenCSandcriticalthin
6、kingisstrongerthantheliteraturewouldsuggest.2.CRITICALTHINKINGPaul[7]describescriticalthinkingasanintellectualdisciplineforexamininginformationanddeterminingvalidity.Itisbasedonuniversalintellectualvaluesthattranscenddivisionsofsubjectmatter.Threekeyparts
7、ofcriticalthinkingareclarity,accuracy,andrelevance.Clarityiscrucialtounderstandingtheinformationreceived.Questionssuchas“canyouelaborateonyourcomment”candetermineiftheinformationisclear.Accuracyprobesthegapsbetweentheinformationandfactualreality.Questions
8、like“howcanwefindoutifthatisreallytrue”canhelpdetermineaccuracy.Relevancehelpsensurethattheinformationreceivedispertinent.Askilledcriticalthinkercanquicklydistinguishrelevantfactsfromredherrings.PresentedatCCSC-SC20
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