Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills in psychology at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

Informationen zum Autor Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dunn is active in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and will serve as President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) in 2010. The author or editor of eight previous books, Dunn has also written numerous articles, chapters, and book reviews. Jane S. Halonen is Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She publishes in the areas of assessment, critical thinking, faculty development, and student success. Jane is a Fellow and past President of Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and served 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. He has authored or edited four previous books, as well as many articles, chapters, and presentations. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills in psychology at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors. About the Editors. Foreword (Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College). Preface (Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College; Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida; and Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University). Acknowledgments. 1. Engaging Minds: Introducing Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College; Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida; and Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University). Part I: The Case for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology. 2. Critical Thinking: Needed Now More Than Ever (Carole Wade, Dominican University of California). 3. Have We Demystified Critical Thinking? (Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Tracy E. Zinn, and Suzanne C. Baker, James Madison University). 4. Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking (Laird R. O. Edman, Northwestern College). 5. Simple Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically (William Buskist, Auburn University and Jessica Irons, James Madison University). Part II: Assessing Critical Thinking. 6. Measure for Measure: The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking (Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida). 7. Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking (Kevin J. Apple, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Monica J. Reis-Bergan, and Kenneth E. Barron, James Madison University). 8. A Process Approach to Thinking...

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Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dunn is active in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and will serve as President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) in 2010. The author or editor of eight previous books, Dunn has also written numerous articles, chapters, and book reviews. Jane S. Halonen is Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She publishes in the areas of assessment, critical thinking, faculty development, and student success. Jane is a Fellow and past President of Division 2 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and served 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. He has authored or edited four previous books, as well as many articles, chapters, and presentations.

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List of Contributors. About the Editors.

Foreword (Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College).

Preface (Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College; Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida; and Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University).

Acknowledgments.

1. Engaging Minds: Introducing Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College; Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida; and Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University).

Part I: The Case for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology.

2. Critical Thinking: Needed Now More Than Ever (Carole Wade, Dominican University of California).

3. Have We Demystified Critical Thinking? (Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Tracy E. Zinn, and Suzanne C. Baker, James Madison University).

4. Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking (Laird R. O. Edman, Northwestern College).

5. Simple Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically (William Buskist, Auburn University and Jessica Irons, James Madison University).

Part II: Assessing Critical Thinking.

6. Measure for Measure: The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking (Jane S. Halonen, University of West Florida).

7. Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking (Kevin J. Apple, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Monica J. Reis-Bergan, and Kenneth E. Barron, James Madison University).

8. A Process Approach to Thinking Critically About Complex Concepts (Stacie M. Spencer, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Marin Gillis, University of Nevada School of Medicine).

Part III: Critical Thinking in Critical Psychology Courses.

9. Integrating Critical Thinking with Course Content (David W. Carroll, University of Wisconsin-Superior; Allen H. Keniston and Blaine F. Peden, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire).

10. Critical Thinking on Contemporary Issues (Susan L. O'Donnell, George Fox University; Alisha L. Francis, Northwest Missouri State University and Sherrie L. Mahurin, George Fox University).

11. The Repertory Grid as a Heuristic Tool in Teaching Undergraduate Psychology (Joseph A. Mayo, Gordon College).

12. Critical Thinking in Critical Courses: Principles and Applications (Janet E. Kuebli, Richard Harvey, and James Korn, Saint Louis University).

13. Teaching Critical Thinking in Statistics and Research Methods (Bryan K. Saville, Tracy E. Zinn, Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Kenneth E. Barron, and Jeffrey Andre, James Madison University).

Part IV: Integrating Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum.

14. Writing as Critical Thinking (Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College and Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University).

15. Using Service …