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The Truth, but Not Yet: Avoiding Naïve Skepticism via Explicit Communication of Metadisciplinary Aims
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Wright, Jake – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
Introductory students regularly endorse "naïve skepticism" -- unsupported or uncritical doubt about the existence and universality of truth -- for a variety of reasons. Though some of the reasons for students' skepticism can be traced back to the student -- for example, a desire to avoid engaging with controversial material or a desire…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Ethics, Teaching Methods, Metacognition