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Johnine Ornelas
Updated June 1, 2015
Brief description of proposed project:
Delivery method: A blended critical reading and thinking course. Half the time will be spent online, the other half face-to-face.
Target audience: First year nursing students
Purpose: To increase nursing student success during their first two semesters by developing their critical reading and thinking skills.
1. Terminal Objective: Student differentiates between sound and unsound arguments in a variety of expository texts, verbally
or in writing. (Cognitive-behavioral)
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Student differentiates
between fact and opinion
with 100% accuracy.
Group Quiz
Discussion
Short essay
Summary chart
Connect Activity
2.
Terminal Objective: Student analyzes the quality and completeness of evidence presented in a variety of expository texts,
either verbally or in writing. (Cognitive-behavioral)
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Connect Activity
Summary of authors
premises, arguments and
conclusions.
Summary of video
presentations premises,
arguments and
conclusions.
Discussion of readings
Topic: TBA
Reading 1
Discussion of evidence,
bias and logical flaws and
their impact on the
authors arguments and
conclusions.
Student compares
similarities and differences
between alternate points
of view and conclusions
with 80% accuracy.
Student evaluates the
relevant evidence for bias
and logical flaws with 80%
accuracy.
Discussion
Reading 2
Student assesses the
validity and soundness of
alternate points of view
and conclusions with 80%
accuracy.
Reading 3
3. Terminal Objective: Student critically reflects on their own value assumptions and point of view, verbally or in writing, 100%
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea
Absorb Activity
Student demonstrates an
awareness of their own
thinking, perspective, and
biases over the course of
the semester.
Discussion
PowerPoint/ Overview of
expectations and grading
for discussion and selfevaluation
Research project
Self-evaluation
Reflection assignments
1. Written summary of
sources
2. Presentation of
analysis and
evaluation of their
findings
3. Peer review of
presentation
PowerPoint/ Overview of
project and rubric for peer
review/ grading
Summary handout:
Critically assessing sources
of information (Student
generated.)
Do Activity
Connect Activity
Reflection assignments (3)