1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Watch the video “5 Tips to Improve your Critical Thinking.” (Closed captioning is provided.)
3. Read the article “Psychology and the Great War, 1914–1918,” paying close attention to the five categories mentioned in the video on critical thinking.
4. Complete the Critical Thinking Worksheet (Word), filling in each category on the worksheet, responding to both of the following questions:
a. How did World War I positively or negatively affect the development of psychology as a discipline?
b. How did both events (WW I and the development of psychology) shape the state of Christianity in that time period?
5. Your critical thinking skills will be enhanced if you read the article carefully, possibly more than once, take notes, and try to keep your own feelings and opinions out of your analysis.
a. Length: Five paragraphs: one substantive paragraph for each critical thinking category.
