When students want to learn and do more with their topic. Students will want to learn more and will enjoy the learning. They show depth in their analysis of problems and understanding of complexity. Students become comfortable integrating information from the literature. Students learn to integrate various concepts and information.
Students demonstrate the ability to analyze problems and issues at a deeper and more complex level.
When students can detect logical fallacies. They question and show skepticism. Students begin thinking like scientists. They show skepticism. Students can understand and identify on an exam the nature of science as a way of knowing versus other ways of knowing.