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Critical Thinking Online Resources
University Course with examples of student projects

Los Angeles City College English 103: Critical Thinking: http://www.snorko.org/cyberwrite/eng103/index.html 
Online Tutorials to Improve Critical Thinking

Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial: http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~act/ 

Critical Thinking Instruction: http://www.csuchico.edu/phil/ct/ct_program.html  Resource of University of California at Chico

Creative Problem Solving Test at Queendom:   http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=688

San Jose State University Tutorial Course in Critical Thinking: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/ 
Sources of Books and Materials on Critical Thinking

Benchmarks Online
http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolframe.htm Benchmarks for Science Literacy, answers the question of what constitutes adult science literacy, recommending what all students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the time they graduate from high school. 

Critical Thinking Books and Software:
http://www.criticalthinking.com/index.jsp

Critical Thinking Puzzles:
http://mathforum.org/k12/k12puzzles/critical.thinking/index.html


The Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project: http://www.uni.edu/coe/rwct/project/index1.html
This project is active in 20 countries promoting the inclusion of critical thinking
components into curriculum.

Systems Thinking Press:
http://www.systemsthinkingpress.com/ 
Online Resources for Critical Thinking

Coaching Winners: How to teach critical thinking:
http://mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/winners.htm

Critical Thinking Core Concepts:
http://mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/corenotes.htm

Critical thinking on the web:
http://www.austhink.org/critical/ 

Introduction to Critical Thinking:
http://www.freeinquiry.com/critical-thinking.html

Insight Assessment research on Critical Thinking:
http://www.insightassessment.com/articles.html

Ohio Center for Critical Thinking Instruction:
http://www.acorn.net/lists-ht/occti.html

Strategies for Teaching Critical Thinking:
http://ericae.net/edo/ed385606.htm 

What is Critical Thinking?
http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_thinking.htm

Fallacy Sites:

Fallacies: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Fallacies on the Nizkor Project

Fallacy Files

How to Avoid Common Logical Errors 

How to Avoid Logical Fallacies

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