The Teaching for Thinking

Student Course Evaluation Form

Respond to the following ten items by indicating the extent to which you agree or disagree with each.

O O O O O 1. In this course I learned useful strategies for approaching complex questions

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O O O O O 2. In this course I seldom found myself actively engaged in thinking about

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O O O O O 3. In this course I improved my ability to evaluate new information and analyze

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O O O O O 4. In this course I improved my ability to give sound reasons for my beliefs and
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opinions regarding issues in this subject area.

O O O O O 5. As a result of taking this course I find that I am more fair-minded.

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O O O O O 6. As a result of taking this course my interest and curiosity about the issues
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and questions in this subject area has grown.

O O O O O 7. As a result of taking this course my thinking is more focused and systematic,

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at least in this subject area.

O O O O O 8. The professor did not encourage thoughtful exploration of the central ideas
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and relationships in the course content.

O O O O O 9. The way the professor conducted this course did not illustrate how to think
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in reasonable, objective, and fair-minded ways.

O O O O O 10. The assignments (tests, readings, projects, papers, classroom activities) in

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this course frequently did not engage me in complex thinking.

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Reflecting on my thinking and learning in this course, my considered advice to the professor is:

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