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Download full textKeating, Daniel P. – 1988
The goal of this research synthesis is to evaluate the validity of the claim that there are fundamental limitations on the ability of adolescents to engage in critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as an analytic, focused cognitive activity aimed at understanding phenomena at a root rather than a superficial level; a type of thinking…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
