Programmatic Assessment of Critical Thinking

Teaching Critical Thinking in Psychology: A Handbook of Best Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 77-88

  Apple, Kevin J ^a   Serdikoff, Sherry L ^a   Reis Bergan, Monica J ^a   Barron, Kenneth E ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessing critical thinking in general education; Assessing critical thinking in psychology major; Assessment culture; Assessment of critical thinking using behavioral checklists; Comprehensive Test of Critical Thinking (CTCT); Critical thinking assessment using student reflections; James Madison University (JMU) and unique assessment culture; Programmatic assessment of critical thinking

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EID: 84889273217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444305173.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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