the halpern critical thinking assessment and language education: from prof. diane f. halpern

the halpern critical thinking assessment and language education: from prof. diane f. halpern

this study is an interview with prof. diane f. halpern. she is the former president of american philosophical association (apa) worked as the prominent psychologist, researcher and university lecturer. prof. halpern received b.a. degree from university of pennsylvania, and m.a. from temple university. she received another m.a., from university of cincinnati, and then a ph.d. from university of cincinnati in 1979.

her famous test of estimating critical thinking (ct) i.e. the halpern critical thinking assessment (hcta) has been validated internationally for many times (butler, 2012; franco, costa, & da silva almeida, 2018) and reviewed (halpern, 2013). her successful life is not limited to these few lines and she led in the head position at different universities and colleges such as california state university, and san bernardino.

she is professor of psychology at claremont mckenna college. her profound studies have taught many scientific issues that could not be found without those noteworthy studies. this study might be a little appreciation to her precious and professional works. undoubtedly, her elite guidelines would not be forgotten by the academic community.