Post-course Survey
Evaluation for HI 132: U.S. WWII to Present
1. This course helped me to think more critically and historically.
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2. This course put too much emphasis on learning to think historically at the expense of learning facts about history.
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3. Briefly describe the thinking skills this course helped you sharpen. Rank them 1-2-3 in order of importance to you. If none, write “none.”
What did you learn in this course? This course helped me learn how to:
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| 1. Read: identify the main argument of a text | 1 |
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| 2. Question: ask a good question | 1 |
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| 3. Apply Inductive Thinking: derive conclusions from evidence | 1 |
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| 4. Engage in Source Analysis: examine and analyze sources of information | 1 |
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5. Connect: look for connections between things; to compare & contrast, to corroborate evidence |
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| 6. Causal Analysis: look for multiple causes; avoid monocausality | 1 |
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| 7. Open-mindedness: consider multiple points of view | 1 |
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| 8. Empathy: see the plausibility of someone else’s point of view, even if I don’t agree with it | 1 |
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| 9. Humility: recognize the limits to what I know: lack of evidence, personal biases, etc. | 1 |
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