Three of the Following Teaching Strategies Should Promote Critical Thinking

question 2

Multiple Choice

Three of the following teaching strategies should promote critical thinking.Which strategy, although beneficial in other ways, will not necessarily promote critical thinking skills?

• A)Portray the sciences and social sciences as disciplines that will evolve as new evidence comes in.
• B)Have students relate new information to things they already know about the world.
• C)Have students debate a controversial issue by taking a perspective in direct opposition to what they actually believe.
• D)Ask students to read a persuasive essay and look for possible flaws in the author's line of reasoning.

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