Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices
Dana S. Dunn
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Description for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices
Paperback. Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills in psychology at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Editor(s): Dunn, Dana S.; Halonen, Jane S.; Smith, Randolph A. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; JNM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology features current scholarship on effectively teaching critical thinking skills at all levels of psychology.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405174022
SKU
V9781405174022
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99-15
About Dana S. Dunn
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices
"Although there are other books that address enhancing critical thinking, none of them includes the variety of data-based approaches included in this one. Further, it uniquely has a focus on teaching psychology, making it an invaluable resource for teachers of psychology at all educational levels." Bill Hill, Kennesaw State University "Dunn, Halonen, and Smith provide a comprehensive resource that includes ... Read more