New Ebook Release: Critical Thinking in Psychology: Dispositions, Cognitive Insights, and Research Skills
Written specifically for the Australian context, this peer reviewed, interactive open text supports a seamless transition from critical thinking to statistical concepts. The text incorporates neuroscientific concepts to enrich students understanding from a multi-disciplinary perspective, deepening their comprehension of psychological principles and applications in a research setting.
Developed with support from a James Cook University Textbook Affordability Project Grant, this open text offers several key benefits:
- A practical framework for developing critical thinking in psychology
- Real-world examples and structured methods, such as the OBSERVE framework
- Guidance to help readers recognise bias, evaluate evidence and apply rigorous reasoning to psychological research and decision making.
This ebook also promotes equitable access to psychology education by providing students with a zero-cost, high quality textbook alternative. This comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource:
- Replaces the need for a commercial first-year psychology textbook
- Saves approximately 180 students $125 each
- Offers potential student savings of $22,875 in 2025 alone.
The development of this resource was facilitated by the JCU Open Educational Resources Program
The JCU Open Educational Resources Program is a project in the Education Division, spearheaded by JCU Library. The aim of the project is two-fold:
- To support lecturers in adopting, adapting and creating Open Educational Resources including textbooks in order to better support the learning of our students at JCU.
- To provide a digital-first and place-based learning resource that provides an equivalent experience for all JCU students regardless of attendance mode and location.
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