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Part II Assessing Critical Thinking 59
6 Measure for Measure: The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking 61
Jane S. Halonen
7 Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking 77
Kevin J. Apple, Sherry L. Serdikoff, Monica J. Reis-Bergan,
and Kenneth E. Barron
8 A Process Approach to Thinking Critically About Complex Concepts 89
Stacie M. Spencer and Marin Gillis
Part III Critical Thinking in Critical Psychology Courses 99
9 Integrating Critical Thinking with Course Content 101
David W. Carroll, Allen H. Keniston, and Blaine F. Peden
10 Critical Thinking on Contemporary Issues 117
Susan L. O’Donnell, Alisha L. Francis, and Sherrie L. Mahurin
11 The Repertory Grid as a Heuristic Tool in Teaching
Undergraduate Psychology 127
Joseph A. Mayo
12 Critical Thinking in Critical Courses: Principles and Applications 137
Janet E. Kuebli, Richard D. Harvey, and James H. Korn
13 Teaching Critical Thinking in Statistics and Research Methods 149
Bryan K. Saville, Tracy E. Zinn, Natalie Kerr Lawrence,
Kenneth E. Barron, and Jeffrey Andre
Part IV Integrating Critical Thinking Across the Psychology Curriculum 161
14 Writing as Critical Thinking 163
Dana S. Dunn and Randolph A. Smith
15 Using Service Learning to Promote Critical Thinking
in the Psychology Curriculum 175
Elizabeth Yost Hammer
16 Beyond Standard Lectures: Supporting the Development
of Critical Thinking in Cognitive Psychology Courses 183
Jordan P. Lippman, Trina C. Kershaw,
James W. Pellegrino, and Stellan Ohlsson
17 Why We Believe: Fostering Critical Thought
and Scientific Literacy in Research Methods 199
Bernard C. Beins
18 Teaching Critical Thinking About Difficult Topics 211
Paul C. Smith and Kris Vasquez
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