JABATAN ASAS PENDIDIKAN (PPG-UPM)
FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
Rancangan Pengajaran Mingguan
PROGRAM BACELOR PENDIDIKAN DENGAN KEPUJIAN
(PENDIDIKAN SEKOLAH RENDAH)
AMBILAN MAC 2011
SEMESTER PERTAMA SESI 2011/2012
Nama Kursus
Title of Course
: CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING
Kod Kursus
Course Code
: BBI 3436
Kredit
Credit
: 3 (2+1)
Penyelaras/Pensyarah
Coordinator/Lecturer
:
TENKU MAZUWANA BINTI T. MANSOR
KUMPULAN 1
Semester
:
1 (SESSION 2012/2013)
Tempat dan Masa Kuliah
Venue and Time
:
FACE TO FACE
1 SEPTEMBER 2012 (1)
6 OCTOBER 2012
(2)
17 NOVEMBER 2012 (3)
8 DECEMBER 2012 (4)
(5.00-7.00PM)
Objektif Kursus
Course Objectives
: By the end of the course, students are able to:
1.
Analyse selected texts using appropriate critical and
creative thinking strategies (C4)
2.
Critically discuss issues raised in selected texts and
tasks (A4)
3.
Propose solutions to problems using critical and
Creative thinking strategies (P3)
4.
Make decisions based on credible evidence (CTPS,
EM)
KANDUNGAN (CONTENTS)
MINGGU/
WEEK
TAJUK KULIAH/TUTORIAL/AMALI
TOPICS
(LECTURE)
BACAAN/AKTIVITI
READING / ACTIVITIES
1
Face to Face session 1
Identifying and recognising thinking
strategies and thinking tools
2
Differentiating critical and creative thinking
strategies
10-16 September 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 3 and Lecture
Notes
3
Identifying meaning and tone
17-23 September 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 8
4
Distinguishing facts from opinions
5
Face to Face session 2
Distribute tasks for Minor Assignment
(15%)
24-30 September 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 7
6 October 2012
1-7 October 2012
6
Establishing point of views, inferences and
assumptions
7
Identifying and establishing arguments,
distinguishing inductive and deductive
reasoning, prescriptive versus
descriptive arguments critically and
creatively
8
REVISION FOR MID-SEMESTER EXAM
9
MID-SEMESTER EXAM
Questioning and problem solving
(Submission date for Minor
Assignment)
1 September 2012
3-9 September 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 3
8-14 October 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 6
15-21 October 2012
Lecture Notes: ArgumentsPractice
Submission of Minor
Assignment-15-19
October 2012
22-28 October 2012
3-4 NOVEMBER 2012
29 October – 4 November
2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 5
10
Understanding what you read: A Review
Distribute tasks for Major Assignment
(25%)
11
Assessing evaluating arguments and
fallacies
Face to Face 3
12
Evaluating evidence
13
14
5-11 November 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 2
12-18 November 2012
29 October – 4 November
2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 9
17 November 2012
12-18 November 2012
Chapter 4
Submission Date for
Major Assignment:
Face to Face 4 (8
December 2012)
26 November – 2
December 2012
Pirozzi et.al
Chapter 1
Establishing and recognising thinking and
reading connection
REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
29-30 DECEMBER 2012
*This is only a guide.
PENILAIAN/
EVALUATION
Minor Assignment
Mid-Semester Test
15%
30%
Major Assignment
25%
Final Examination
30%
_____________________________________________
Jumlah/Total:
100%
_____________________________________________
MINOR ASSIGNMENT: (15%)
You will be given ONE assignment to work on. The question will be given to you
during Week 7. You are required to hand in the assignment in Week 9.
MID-SEMESTER TEST: (30%)
Section A: MCQ questions
Section B: T/F
Section C: Read the selection below and then answer the questions that follow.
Section D: Write the definitions of the phrases given below.
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: (25%) Pair or group work.
FINAL EXAM: (30%)
Section A: MCQ Questions
Section B: Short Answer Questions
Section C: Read the selection below and then answer the following questions.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Please refer to handout on course descriptions and expectations for ALL important dates and
reminders.
RUJUKAN
:
1.
Barnet, S., & Bedau, H. (2004). Critical Thinking, Reading
and Writing: A Brief Guide to Arguments. (5th Edition). New
York: Bedford/ St Martin’s Press.
2.
Gardner, P. S. (2005). New Directions: Reading, Writing, and
Critical Thinking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3.
Pirozzi, R., Starks-Martin, G., & Dziewisz, J. (2012).
Critical
Reading
Critical Thinking:Focusing on
Contemporary Issues. London: Longman.
Rasool, J., Banks, C., & McCarthy M. J. (2002). Critical
Thinking: Reading and Writing in a Diverse World (2nd
Edition). Boston: Thomson Wadsworth.
4.
5.
Montgomery, T. & Rainey, M. C. (2008). Connections:
Writing, Reading, and Critical Thinking. London: Longman.