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9781444305180

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices

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    9781444305180

  • ISBN10:

    1444305182

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills in the discipline of psychology. These skills include the ability to recognize patterns; to solve problems in practical, creative, or scientific ways; to engage in psychological reasoning; and to adopt different perspectives when evaluating ideas or issues. Through these skills students improve their abilities to observe, infer, question, decide, develop new ideas, and analyze arguments. Using original materials and perspectives, this edited volume provides novel and nontraditional approaches to teaching critical thinking, including strategies, tactics, diversity issues, service learning, and the use of case studies. Written by experts in the field, this accessible collection provides instructors with a showcase for best practices for teaching critical thinking issues at all levels of psychology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
About the Editors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Engaging Minds: Introducing Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology
The Case for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology.
Critical Thinking: Needed Now More Than Ever
Have We Demystified Critical Thinking?
Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking
Simple Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically
Assessing Critical Thinking.
Measure for Measure: The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking
Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking
A Process Approach to Thinking Critically About Complex Concepts
Critical Thinking in Critical Psychology Courses.
Integrating Critical Thinking with Course Content
Critical Thinking on Contemporary Issues
The Repertory Grid as a Heuristic Tool in Teaching Undergraduate Psychology
Critical Thinking in Critical Courses: Principles and Applications
Teaching Critical Thinking in Statistics and Research Methods
Integrating Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum.
Writing as Critical Thinking
Using Service Learning to Promote Critical Thinking in the Psychology Curriculum
Beyond Standard Lectures: Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking in Cognitive Psychology Courses
Why We Believe: Fostering Critical Thought and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods
Teaching Critical Thinking About Difficult Topics
Thinking Critical Beyond the Classroom.
Thinking Critically About Careers in Psychology
Critical Briefings: Short Reports on Critical Thinking.
Best and Worst: Learning to Think Like a Psychologist
Personal Mission Statements as Tools for Developing Writing and Reflection Skills
A Module-Based Research Project: Modeling Critical Thinking in Psychology
Effectively Using Literature Circles in the Psychology Classroom
Introducing Controversial Issues in Psychology Through Debate and Reflection
The Critical Thinking Lab: Developing Student Skills Through Practical Application
Encouraging Students to Think Critically About Psychotherapy: Overcoming Naïve Realism
Effectiveness of a Web-Based Critical Thinking Module
An Introductory Exercise for Promoting Critical Thinking About Psychological Measurement
Author Index
Subject Index
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