Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (eBook, PDF)

A Handbook of Best Practices
Redaktion: Dunn, Dana S.; Smith, Randolph A.; Halonen, Jane S.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills at all levels of psychology. * Offers novel, nontraditional approaches to teaching critical thinking, including strategies, tactics, diversity issues, service learning, and the use of case studies * Provides new course delivery formats by which faculty can create online course materials to foster critical thinking within a diverse student audience * Places specific emphasis on how to both teach and assess critical thinking in the classroom, as well as issues of wider program assessment * Discusses ways to use critical thinking in courses ranging from introductory level to upper-level, including statistics and research methods courses, cognitive psychology, and capstone offerings

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444305180
• Artikelnr.: 37348546

Autorenporträt

Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dunn is active in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and frequently presents at national and regional disciplinary conferences. The author or editor of 7 previous books, Dunn has also written numerous articles, chapters, and book reviews. Jane S. Halonen is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She publishes in the areas of assessment, critical thinking, faculty development, and student success. A Fellow of Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, Jane is a past President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and serves as Associate Editor of its journal, Teaching of Psychology. Randolph A. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Department Chair at Lamar University. His professional work focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning. Smith is a Fellow of Divisions 1 and 2 of the American Psychological Association and has served as Editor of Teaching of Psychology from 1997-2008. He has authored or edited 4 previous books, as well as many articles, chapters, and presentations.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Section 1: Introduction. 01. Engaging Minds: Introducing
Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology. Section 2: The
Case for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology. 02. Critical Thinking:
Needed Now More Than Ever. 03. Have We Demystified Critical Thinking?. 04.
Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking. 05. Simple
Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically. Section 3:
Assessing Critical Thinking. 06. Measure for Measure: The Challenge of
Assessing Critical Thinking. 07. Programmatic Assessment of Critical
Thinking. 08. A Process Approach to Critical Thinking About Complex
Concepts. Section 4: Critical Thinking in Critical Psychology Courses. 09.
Integrating Critical Thinking With Course Content. 10. Critical Thinking on
Contemporary Issues. 11. The Repertory Grid as a Heuristic Tool in Teaching
Undergraduate Psychology. 12. Critical Thinking in Critical Courses:
Principles and Applications. 13. Teaching Critical Thinking in Statistics
and Research Methods. Section 5: Integrating Critical Thinking Across the
Psychology Curriculum. 14. Teaching Critical Thinking Through Writing. 15.
Using Service Learning to Promote Critical Thinking in the Psychology
Curriculum. 16. Beyond Standard Lectures: Supporting the Development of
Critical Thinking in Cognitive Psychology Courses. 17. Why We Believe:
Fostering Critical Thought and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods. 18.
Special Targets of Critical Thinking: Immovable Objects and Irresistible
Forces. Section 6: Thinking Critical Beyond the Classroom. 19. Thinking
Critically About Careers in Psychology. Section 7: Critical Briefings:
Short Reports on Critical Thinking. Short Report 1: Best and Worst:
Learning to Think Like a Psychologist. Short Report 2: Personal Mission
Statements as Tools for Developing Writing and Reflection Skills. Short
Report 3: A Module-Based Research Project: Modeling Critical Thinking in
Psychology. Short Report 4: Effectively Using Literature Circles in the
Psychology Classroom. Short Report 5: Introducing Controversial Issues in
Psychology Through Debate and Reflection. Short Report 6: The Critical
Thinking Lab: Developing Student Skills Through Practical Application.
Short Report 7: Encouraging Students to Think Critically About
Psychotherapy: Overcoming Naïve Realism. Short Report 8: Effectiveness of a
Web-Based Critical Thinking Module. Short Report 9: An Introductory
Exercise for Promoting Critical Thinking about Psychological Measurement.
About the Editors. Author Index. Subject Index