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| Journal of Basic Writing | 1 |
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| Wiener, Harvey S. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWiener, Harvey S. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1992
Recommends treating basic skills students as if they have innate knowledge, not an intellectual disease. Underscores inference as a key activity in critical thinking. Suggests strategies for improving students' inferential powers. Argues that the strategies can help students recognize their inferential ability and learn to use it in writing. (SG)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
