Useful website addresses for Sociology and Critical Thinking
Sociology
The Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences (ATSS)
http://www.le.ac.uk/se/centres/ATSS/atss.html
Good Sites for Sociologists on the Internet
http://www.le.ac.uk/education/centres/ATSS/sites.html
Philip Allan Updates
Books, resources and teacher conferences in Sociology and Critical Thinking
Publications include Advanced Sociology Topicmasters on Education, Families and Households and Crime and Deviance by Jill Swale and on Religion by John Barter.
http://www.philipallan.co.uk/content.aspx?page=CONTACTUS
Online Classroom
Online Classroom is dedicated to the teaching and learning of social sciences and humanities with syllabus specific video based classroom resources
http://www.onlineclassroom.tv/
Connect Publications
Resources for Sociology, Psychology, learning and teaching and special educational needs
http://www.connectpublications.co.uk/
Keynote Educational Ltd, teacher courses in Sociology and Critical Thinking
www.keynote.org.uk
Sociology teacher conferences organised by Mike Moores for ATSS and independently
Critical Thinking
Philip Allan Updates
Books, resources and teacher conferences in Sociology and Critical Thinking
Publications include AS and A2 Critical Thinking teacher resources packs and student workbooks by Jill Swale
http://www.philipallan.co.uk/content.aspx?page=CONTACTUS
Senior Press
Resources for sixth forms including OHP/Powerpoint presentations on Critical thinking
Critical Thinking Discussion Forum:
http://theskepticexpress.com/forum/
Guardian Special reports, excellent source of controversial articles to criticise http://society.guardian.co.uk/specialreports/
On line tutorial for critical thinking with Information about weaknesses in arguments, validity etc: http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/
Useful multiple choice tests with answers from American Law Services: http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/test.pdf
American reading list of books taking a critical stance on controversial issues: http://www.wlu.ca/library/critical/ http://library.wlu.ca//critical/
A Field Guide to Critical Thinking with 6 rules to apply to evidence http://www.csicop.org/si/9012/critical-thinking.html
‘Discrete reasoning puzzles’ on Brain food site are good practice for multiple choice and could be adapted by providing choice of 4 answers: http://rinkworks.com/brainfood/
Create interactive multiple-choice exercises (hot potatoes): http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
For ethics stories in the news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/news/newsethics.shtml
Ethical positions and moral dilemmas: http://atheism.about.com/library
BMAT tests, aptitude and skills section (problem solving and argument analysis): http://www.bmat.org.uk/practice
LNAT multiple choice tests: http://www.lnat.ac.uk/2005/preparation/practice.html
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