Critical Thinking Hybrid and Online

I am developing hybrid and online versions of PHIL 102, Logic and Critical Thinking, that will be available to all Chico State students and successful in improving students' critical thinking skills. This course was developed to meet the A3 critical thinking requirement in EO 1033: “In critical thinking (subarea A3) courses, students will understand logic and its relation to language; elementary inductive and deductive processes, including an understanding of the formal and informal fallacies of language and thought; and the ability to distinguish matters of fact from issues of judgment or opinion. In A3 courses, students will develop the abilities to analyze, criticize, and advocate ideas; to reason inductively and deductively; and to reach well-supported factual or judgmental conclusions.” Success will be measured by comparing the results of pre-and post-tests designed to measure the critical thinking skills detailed above.