Course Design for Critical Thinking.

Furedy, John J.; Furedy, Christine

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Publication Date: 1979

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Course Design for Critical Thinking.

Furedy, John J.; Furedy, Christine

Improving College and University Teaching, v27 n3 p99-101 Sum 1979

A fourth year honors thesis research course in psychology at the University of Toronto uses the device of adversarial interaction to improve critical thinking. Course components, including thesis submission, research seminar, student relations, and supervision, are designed to simulate the constraints, criticism, and relationships of actual academic research. (JMD)

Descriptors: Course Organization, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum, Peer Relationship, Psychology, Research Methodology, Seminars, Simulation, Student Research, Student Teacher Relationship, Theses

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