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Linda Elder
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A Critical Thinker's Guide to Educational Fads,
Critical Thinking,
Critical Thinking,
Critical Thinking,
Critical Thinking,
Fact over Fake,
The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test,
Liberating the Mind,
The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools,
The Miniature Guide to Practical Ways for Promoting Active and Cooperative Learning
Biography
Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist who has taught both psychology and critical thinking at the college level. She has been President of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the Executive Director of the Center for Critical Thinking for almost 25 years. She has a special interest in the relation of thought and emotion, as well as the cognitive and affective. She has developed an original theory of the stages of critical thinking development. Elder has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library.