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Influences Affecting the Development of Students' Critical Thinking Skills.

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Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1995

A study with 210 college freshmen investigated the effect of 3 aspects of the college experience (curricular exposure, formal classroom and instructional experiences, and out-of-class experiences). Results suggest that both classroom/instructional and out-of-class experiences make positive, statistically significant, unique contributions to gains…

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction

Is Differential Exposure to College Linked to the Development of Critical Thinking?

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Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996

A study investigated the influence on critical-thinking skills of part-time and full-time student status. Subjects were 2,076 first-year students at 2- and 4-year colleges. Full-time students developed a higher level of critical-thinking skills than did part-time students, even controlling for other factors. Full-time two-year college students…

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Full Time Students