Critical Thinking
Faculty/Staff: Dinesh Ramoo
Platform: Pressbooks
Site link (if applicable): https://criticalthinking.pressbooks.tru.ca
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Description: Critical Thinking is an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook focused on Critical Thinking for Psychology. It addresses the need for students to critically evaluate information in an era where access to information is vast, but misinformation is prevalent. The textbook combines new material authored by the project lead, Dinesh Ramoo, with adaptations from other OER resources.
Impact Summary
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- The average price of psychology- and critical thinking related textbook in Canada typically ranges from $50 to $100 depending on format (print or ebook) and publisher – we are using a modest estimate of $100/ high quality textbook, featuring accessibility and engaging components such as videos, graphics, and interactive H5P activity components.
- Estimated savings: $__ x __ students = $____
