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Integrating Critical Thinking into Instruction, Assignments, and Discussions Improves Students' Critical Analysis and Evaluation Skills in an Online Course
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Hamaoui, Kamil G. – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: Critical thinking is an important student learning outcome in all psychology courses and included in the American Psychological Association's (APA's) goals for the undergraduate major. Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of integrating a general model of critical thinking into the instruction,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Assignments
Discussing Active Learning from the Practitioner's Perspective
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Bamba, Priscilla – Journal of Instructional Research, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of how active learning took place in a class containing specific readings,cooperative and collaborative group work, and a writing assignment for college students at a Northern Virginia Community College campus (NVCC). Requisite knowledge, skills, learner characteristics, brain-based learning, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
The Effect of Online Discussion Forums on Student Learning and Student Perception of Learning in a Science Course at the Community College Level
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Ryan, Rachel Syring – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Institutions of higher education are feeling the pressure to offer a greater number of courses through alternative methods of instructional delivery including hybrid and online courses in an attempt to meet the needs of their students. Among institutions of higher education, community colleges have become a forerunner in online education, in many…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Online Courses, Blended Learning