The Most Obvious Purpose Of College Education

Efforts To Develop Critical Thinking Falter In Practice Because Too Many Professors Still Lecture To Passive Audiences Instead Of Challenging Students To Apply What They Have Learned To New Questions.

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An Educated Man Must Have A "curiosity In Exploring The Unfamiliar And Unexpected, An Open-mindedness In Entertaining Opposing Points Of View, Tolerance For The Ambiguity That Surrounds So Many Important Issues, And A Willingness To Make The Best Decisions He Can In The Face Of Uncertainty And Doubt".

Although Professors Regard Improving Critical Thinking As The Most Important Goal Of College, Tests Reveal That Seniors Who Began Their Studies With Average Critical Thinking Skills Have Progressed Only From The 50th Percentile Of Entering Freshmen To About The 69th Percentile.