Critical Thinking throughout the Undergraduate Psychology Curriculum / Jane S. Halonen.

This paper outlines seven assumptions about teaching conditions that best facilitate critical thinking in the undergraduate psychology curriculum; the main ideas proposed in a model of critical thinking developed by a network of psychologists across the nation; and the application of this critical t...

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Main Author: Halonen, Jane S.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
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Physical Description:27 pages
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