Teaching Thinking Skills at University:

There is an increasing consensus among educational
researchers and reformists of the importance of
developing students critical thinking abilities in
higher education. In fact, Ten Dam and Volman (2004)
argue that the ability for an individual to think
critically is essential not only for educational and
workplace efficiency but also for effective
citizenship. Unfortunately, there is little
agreement in the literature on the most successful
way to develop third level students critical
thinking. Given this challenge, this book describes
the development of a theoretically based
intervention aimed at improving First Year
Psychology students critical thinking abilities.
This book details the development, implementation
and outcome of three distinct
studies, each of which examines the effects of
critical thinking instruction on students critical
thinking abilities. This book would be helpful to
third level lecturers and tutors who may wish to
embed critical thinking into their teaching. Student
academic support advisors may also find this book
useful when working directly with students focusing
on their critical thinking development.

Autorentext

Dr. Arlene Egan, MLitt, studied psychology at University College Dublin, Ireland. The focus of her postgraduate learning was in the areas of sport and cognitive psychology.Prof. Aidan Moran, is the Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College, Dublin, Ireland. A Fulbright Scholar, he has written nine books.

Klappentext

There is an increasing consensus among educational researchers and reformists of the importance of developing students' critical thinking abilities in higher education. In fact, Ten Dam and Volman (2004) argue that the ability for an individual to think critically is essential not only for educational and workplace efficiency but also for effective citizenship. Unfortunately, there is little agreement in the literature on the most successful way to develop third level students' critical thinking. Given this challenge, this book describes the development of a theoretically based intervention aimed at improving First Year Psychology students' critical thinking abilities. This book details the development, implementation and outcome of three distinct studies, each of which examines the effects of critical thinking instruction on students' critical thinking abilities. This book would be helpful to third level lecturers and tutors who may wish to embed critical thinking into their teaching. Student academic support advisors may also find this book useful when working directly with students focusing on their critical thinking development.