Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices

Editor(s): Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen, Randolph A. Smith

Published Online: 2 MAR 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405174022

Online ISBN: 9781444305173

DOI: 10.1002/9781444305173

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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

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

    1. Chapter 1

      Engaging Minds: Introducing Best Practices in Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology (pages 1–8)

      Dana S. Dunn, Jane S. Halonen and Randolph A. Smith

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

    1. Chapter 2

      Critical Thinking: Needed Now More Than Ever (pages 9–21)

      Carole Wade

    2. Chapter 3

      Have We Demystified Critical Thinking? (pages 23–33)

      Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Tracy E. Zinn and Suzanne C. Baker

    3. Chapter 4

      Are They Ready Yet? Developmental Issues in Teaching Thinking (pages 35–48)

      Laird R. O. Edman

    4. Chapter 5

      Simple Strategies for Teaching Your Students to Think Critically (pages 49–57)

      William Buskist and Jessica G. Irons

  4. Part II: Assessing Critical Thinking

    1. Chapter 6

      Measure for Measure: The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking (pages 59–75)

      Jane S. Halonen

    2. Chapter 7

      Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking (pages 77–88)

      Kevin J. Apple, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Monica J. Reis-Bergan and Kenneth E. Barron

    3. Chapter 8

      A Process Approach to Thinking Critically About Complex Concepts (pages 89–97)

      Stacie M. Spencer and Marin Gillis

  5. Part III: Critical Thinking in Critical Psychology Courses

    1. Chapter 9

      Integrating Critical Thinking with Course Content (pages 99–115)

      David W. Carroll, Allen H. Keniston and Blaine F. Peden

    2. Chapter 10

      Critical Thinking on Contemporary Issues (pages 117–126)

      Susan L. O'Donnell, Alisha L. Francis and Sherrie L. Mahurin

    3. Chapter 11

      The Repertory Grid as a Heuristic Tool in Teaching Undergraduate Psychology (pages 127–135)

      Joseph A. Mayo

    4. Chapter 12

      Critical Thinking in Critical Courses: Principles and Applications (pages 137–148)

      Janet E. Kuebli, Richard D. Harvey and James H. Korn

    5. Chapter 13

      Teaching Critical Thinking in Statistics and Research Methods (pages 149–160)

      Bryan K. Saville, Tracy E. Zinn, Natalie Kerr Lawrence, Kenneth E. Barron and Jeffrey Andre

  6. Part IV: Integrating Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum

    1. Chapter 14

      Writing as Critical Thinking (pages 161–173)

      Dana S. Dunn and Randolph A. Smith

    2. Chapter 15

      Using Service Learning to Promote Critical Thinking in the Psychology Curriculum (pages 175–182)

      Elizabeth Yost Hammer

    3. Chapter 16

      Beyond Standard Lectures: Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking in Cognitive Psychology Courses (pages 183–197)

      Jordan P. Lippman, Trina C. Kershaw, James W. Pellegrino and Stellan Ohlsson

    4. Chapter 17

      Why We Believe: Fostering Critical Thought and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods (pages 199–210)

      Bernard C. Beins

    5. Chapter 18

      Teaching Critical Thinking About Difficult Topics (pages 211–221)

      Paul C. Smith and Kris Vasquez

  7. Part V: Thinking Critical Beyond the Classroom

    1. Chapter 19

      Thinking Critically About Careers in Psychology (pages 225–234)

      Deborah S. Briihl, Claudia J. Stanny, Kiersten A. Jarvis, Maria Darcy and Ronald W. Belter

  8. Part VI: Critical Briefings: Short Reports on Critical Thinking

    1. Chapter 20

      Best and Worst: Learning to Think Like a Psychologist (pages 235–240)

      Dana Gross

    2. Chapter 21

      Personal Mission Statements as Tools for Developing Writing and Reflection Skills (pages 241–245)

      Lawrence Benjamin Lewis and Elizabeth Yost Hammer

    3. Chapter 22

      A Module-Based Research Project: Modeling Critical Thinking in Psychology (pages 247–250)

      Nina Lamson and Katherine Kipp

    4. Chapter 23

      Effectively Using Literature Circles in the Psychology Classroom (pages 251–255)

      Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler

    5. Chapter 24

      Introducing Controversial Issues in Psychology Through Debate and Reflection (pages 257–261)

      Sherri B. Lantinga

    6. Chapter 25

      The Critical Thinking Lab: Developing Student Skills Through Practical Application (pages 263–265)

      Todd J. Wilkinson, Bryan J. Dik and Andrew P. Tix

    7. Chapter 26

      Encouraging Students to Think Critically About Psychotherapy: Overcoming Naïve Realism (pages 267–271)

      Scott O. Lilienfeld, Jeffrey M. Lohr and Bunmi O. Olatunji

    8. Chapter 27

      Effectiveness of a Web-Based Critical Thinking Module (pages 273–276)

      Beth Dietz-Uhler

    9. Chapter 28

      An Introductory Exercise for Promoting Critical Thinking About Psychological Measurement (pages 277–280)

      Jeffrey D. Holmes

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      Author Index (pages 281–289)

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      Subject Index (pages 290–298)

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