Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ539587
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Teaching Critical Thinking in Social Work Practice Courses.
Mumm, Ann Marie; Kersting, Robert
Journal of Social Work Education, v33 n1 p75-84 Win 1997
Social workers in direct practice rely on critical thinking to apply theories, make informed decisions, and explain their assessments and decisions. This paper defines critical thinking and discusses skills needed for its development, methods and assignments for teaching those skills to undergraduate and graduate students in practice courses, and a method for evaluating skill gains. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Professional Education, Skill Development, Social Work, Social Workers, Student Evaluation, Theory Practice Relationship, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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