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Peer reviewedCurtis, Charles K. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Compared to a conventional social studies curriculum, a program consisting of instruction and practice in specific critical thinking skills within the context of an investigation of a contemporary community problem was more effective in teaching critical thinking skills in a nonacademic social studies setting. (SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Community Problems, Critical Thinking, Secondary Education
