Subject Index
294
Hunger Relief 177
hypnosis 13
hypothesis testing 107, 165, 169–70
ICAT Critical Thinking Essay Test 74
ignorance question exercises 103
individual differences 16, 42–3
inference 102–3, 106, 142
information
alternative sources 117
distorted 123
evaluating 96, 117
mind-changing 199
quality xvi
sources 105, 119–20
information literacy 71, 226
inquiry-style learning activity 146
institutional identity 65
instructional methodologies 117–18, 142
instructor as thinker technique 95–6
instructors 101, 111, 146
see also teachers
instrument components 90, 92
instrument development 90
integrated statistics–research methods
course 156–8
intelligences, multiple 122
intelligent design theory 18
Internet 105, 234, 277
interteaching 155–8
intervention-causation fallacy 145
Interwrite Learning Personal Response
System 188
intratrait correlations 278–9
intuitive theologian framework 216
irrationality, motivated 216
James Madison University 3, 77–8, 85
job paper project 230–1
journal articles 23–4, 36, 164, 189–92, 238–9
journal writing 28–9, 193
journalists 205
judgment 36, 52, 166, 215
see also evidence-based judgment
Kansas State University xv
knowledge
absolute to contextual 41
beliefs 42–3
credibility 199
lack of 52, 53
retention 91–2, 94
simple 43–4
skills 79
sources of 51, 203, 204
laddering technique 134
language as medium 170–1
learner-centered approach 94–5
learning
beliefs about 43
discussion 61
effectiveness 183–4
enhancement 110, 184
experiential 180
interactivity 196
lifelong 96
motivation 183–4
outcomes 124–5
repertory grid technique 131–2
and retention 149
theory-based principles 184
Learning and Motivation in the Post-Secondary
Classroom (Svinicki) 139
lemmings myth 201–2
Liar Liar 29
lie detectors 17
life decisions 56–7
life experiences 96, 118
life span developmental psychology
128–9
lifelong learning 96
literature circles 251–4
literature review 248
lobotomy 270
love 16
Loyola University, Chicago 81
mapping metacognition 142–3
mate selection 214–15
maternal employment 120, 123, 214
maternal guilt 202–3, 214
mathematics 151, 154–5, 212–13
Measure of Academic Proficiency and
Progress 74
measurement
concept definitions 91
evaluating instruments 93
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