The Psychology Portfolio: Promoting Writing and Critical Thinking about Psychology
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Teaching of Psychology
- Vol. 20 (3) , 170-172
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top2003_9
Abstract
Guided writing assignments can encourage critical thinking in undergraduate psychology classes. Students (N − 96) were surveyed to assess the effectiveness of the method. Results suggested that the assignments were at an appropriate level for the course. Students indicated that they were able to relate the assignments to the course convent and that the assignments made the lecture and text material easier to understand. Overall, students thought that the assignments were integrated into the course content. Perhaps most important, students indicated that the assignments helped develop their individual interests in the subject matter. Finally, these assignments were overwhelmingly preferred to a traditional term paper.Keywords
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