The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test

by Richard Paul, Linda Elder

Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test assesses the extent to which students have acquired the reading and writing abilities required for skilled analysis and evaluation. These skills are essential to the educated mind and should be considered core elements of any educational program. Through rubrics, this essay-based test measures the extent to which students can skillfully interpret, analyze, and assess what they read. The test fosters close reading and substantive writing abilities and is designed for secondary and higher education students.As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues within every field of study across the world.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

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[سمر طلبة · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book, as well as the rest of the series, gives your the impression that the authors write expecting that none is gonna read. Too much repetition and rhetoric. I don't think that critical thinking can be developed through that straitjacket method they are advocating. Besides, they always stress the importance of accuracy, etc. though their language seems to lack it most of the time. Their paraphrase of the quotes, for instance, seems messy at times. The way they express themselves in general seems to lack vividness and precision. In addition, the texts they examine are always American. Why do they never analyse texts from other cultures? Generally speaking, the series is based on naïve oversimplification and is too repetitive (whole pages and even sections from each book of the series are sure to be found in the other books). It makes me feel that the authors had a certain target to fulfill so they had to fill a certain number of pages with words, any words. The title also gives you an idea about the authors' purpose. It is the "international test", a title meant to create an impression of importance and authority, and so can guarantee that the book be bought by more readers. I mean who decides that this test or that is "international"? I highly don't recommend it.

[Scott Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some very good ideas of how to help students understand what they are reading and how to put a good paper together in their own writing. I plan on using some of the reading ideas in the teaching I will be doing for the rest of this semester and the next semester. There are some great ideas as to the articles to use also.