Macpherson, K.J. & Owen, C. (2008) "Assessment of critical thinking ability in medical students", Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, in press
Macpherson, K.J. (2005) “Diagnostic error in emergency medicine: the role of critical thinking”, Focus on Health Professional Education, 7:1, 62-78
Macpherson, K.J. (2004) “Undergraduate information literacy: a teaching framework”, AARL (Australian Academic & Research Libraries), 35:3, 226-241
Macpherson, K.J. (2004) “An information processing model of undergraduate electronic database information retrieval”, Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, 55:4, 333-347
Selected by the American Library Association as one of its Top 20 Instruction articles for 2004.
Macpherson, K.J. (2002) “Problem-solving ability and cognitive maturity in undergraduate students”, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 27:1, 5-22
Macpherson, K.J. (2002) “The development of enhanced information retrieval strategies in undergraduates through the application of learning theory: an experimental study”, Journal of Educational Enquiry, 3:1 online at http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/JEE
Macpherson, K.J. (1999) “The development of critical thinking skills in undergraduate supervisory management units: efficacy of student peer assessment”, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 24:3, 273-284
E1 Conference Paper
Macpherson, K.J. (2007) "Critical thinking in action: decision-making in medical school graduates", 30th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Annual Conference, Adelaide, 8-11 July (12 pages)
Macpherson, K.J. (2006) “Diagnostic error in emergency medicine: the role of cognitive bias", International Conference for Emergency Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 3-6 June
Macpherson, K.J. (1999) “Cognitive learning theory and the development of information literacy”, Proceedings of the 1999 Teaching and Learning Forum, University of Western Australia, 3-4 February, Perth, 236-242
E3 Conference Paper
Macpherson, K.J. (2005) “Education essentials: the role of critical thinking in preventable medical adverse events”, Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations conference Educating for the Health Workplace, Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, 16-17 February 2005
Macpherson, K.J. (1997) “The development of critical thinking skills in undergraduate supervisory management units: efficacy of student peer assessment”, abstract published in Proceedings of the 11th ANZAM Conference, December 1997, Melbourne
Newspaper Articles
Macpherson, K.J. (2008) "Both emissions and omissions at worrying levels", The Canberra Times, May 23, op-ed page
Macpherson, K.J. (2005) “Separating the voluntary from the involuntary”, commissioned article for The Canberra Times, February 7, page 11
Macpherson, K.J. (2004) “’Oh, sorry – the computer won’t let me do that’ – the phenomenon of learned helplessness”, The Canberra Times, July 22, page 17
Macpherson, K.J. (2003) “Reflections on ANZAM Conference 2002. Rising above the noise: Outstanding communicators”, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Newsletter, April; 18:1, online at www.anzam.uts.edu.au/newsletters/2003/1/index.htm
Macpherson, K.J. (2001) “Death by Clipart: thought control in the cut and paste generation”, Monitor (The Newspaper of the University of Canberra), August 21, page 2
Macpherson, K.J. (2001) “Thought control has new generation in its grip”, The Canberra Times, August 14, page 9