Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices

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The Challenge of Assessing Critical Thinking


Information Literacy Exceeds Meets Fails


Identifies acceptable types of source material


Conducts appropriate search strategy


Uses criteria to determine fitness of source material


Generates sufficient breadth in selected resources


Evaluates overall quality of support material


Appendix 2


Up to Speed Worksheet Name____


#1: Research Methods Value: 5 = solid preparation


10 of 12 counted for max of 50 pts 3 = fair preparation


1/6 of course points 1 = minimal preparation


Show & Tell: Find an example in the popular press or advertising industry where there is a


problematic cause–effect claim. How would you use experimental design to support or


disconfirm that claim?


Your question from chapter:


Talking points from chapter:


Appendix 3


Honors Introductory Psychology Presenter__


Presentation Criteria Topic_____


Reviewer__


Each of the criteria below should be worth a maximum of 5 points. Use the following scale


to make your judgment about quality achieved in each criterion:


5 = excellence 2 = serious difficulty


4 = minor difficulty 1 = minimal effort/achievement


3 = moderate difficulty 0 = no achievement

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