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

Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ523070

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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

Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others

Research in Higher Education, v37 n2 p159-74 Apr 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 derived the largest critical-thinking benefits. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Full Time Students, Higher Education, Part Time Students, Skill Development, Student Development, Student Motivation, Thinking Skills, Two Year College Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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