ERIC Number: EJ1332203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 3
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What Does Critical Thinking Mean in Teaching Economics? Symposium: Critical Thinking
Kearney, Melissa S.
Journal of Economic Education, v53 n1 p85-87 2022
In this symposium, the author comments on an article written about critical thinking in economics. The author leans toward the view that undergraduate economics should continue to be focused around core tenets and basic models--what the article refers to as little-think critical thinking--while, at the same time, students should be given clear guidance about how to use these models and how to put them in a broader context. The big-think questions are what motivate professors and students to study economics. But grappling with the little-think models is what allows them to achieve clarity and rigor in their thinking.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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