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Critical Thinking & Reading with Dan Willingham
Critical Thinking & Reading with Dan Willingham
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Critical thinking pioneer and guru Dan Willingham joins Dave and Steve in discussing the relationship between critical thinking, reading, and teaching. They delve into the role that existing bodies of knowledge play in decoding thinking. News of the week examines whether or not reading to evaluate produces stronger outcomes than reading to comprehend. Also, to get "meta," Dave talks about the role attention plays in thinking, such as when listening to a podcast ... or not.
Released:
Dec 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (57)
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