Eastablishing an Atmosphere for Critical Thinking in the Online Classroom

Abstract

Metacognition and critical thinking are crucial elements in the educational process. The following article examines the use of a quiz/poll classroom assessment technique (CAT) in a 100-level Christian worldview classroom (CWV-101) designed to stimulate student engagement with the course principles in a self-reflective and non-threating environment, thus establishing an atmosphere for critical thinking. The quiz/poll CAT is explained and its underlying inspiration explored to provide insight on the effectiveness of classroom assessment techniques in the online environment.