2014 Lenssen Prize

 

2014 Lenssen Prize winners

The Lenssen Prize is awarded by the AAPT to the best paper concerning teaching and learning in philosophy published in the two years prior to the award.

The Winner of the 2014 Lenssen Prize:

  • Ann J. Cahill and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, “Argumentation Step-By-Step: Learning Critical Thinking through Deliberative Practice,” Teaching Philosophy, 35:1

The paper is available here.

Honorable Mentions:

  • Emily Esch, “A Cognitive Approach to Teaching Philosophy,” Teaching Philosophy, 36:2.
  • Jeffrey Maynes, “Thinking about Critical Thinking,” Teaching Philosophy, 36:4.
  • Patrick Stokes, “Philosophy Has Consequences! Developing Metacognition and Active Learning in the Ethics Classroom,” Teaching Philosophy, 35:2.

Each of these papers is well worth your study. Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions. Thank you each for your contribution to teaching and learning!

 More information about the Lenssen Prize and previous recipients,
see the AAPT-Awards page.

23. April 2014 by AAPT
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