Dispositions That Foster or Impede
Critical Thinking
n Dispositions that foster critical thinking include
n Facility in perceiving/understanding irony, ambiguity, and
multiplicity of meanings or points of view;
n The development of
n open-mindedness,
n Autonomous thought, and
n Reciprocity (Piaget's term for ability to empathize with other
individuals, social groups, nationalities, ideologies, etc.).