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THE DIRECT TEACHING OF CRITICAL THINKING IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX.

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MASON, JOHN M. – 1963

SCIENCE UNITS CONSTRUCTED TO DIRECTLY TEACH CRITICAL THINKING ARE COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL SCIENCE UNITS FOR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE TEACHING OF CRITICAL THINKING. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED 1,554 FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS TAUGHT BY 65 TEACHERS IN FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOL SYSTEMS. TEACHERS OF THE 469 STUDENTS IN THE RESEARCH GROUP WERE…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Science

EFFECTS OF INQUIRY TRAINING IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE ON CREATIVITY AND COGNITIVE STYLES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

SCOTT, NORVAL C., JR.; SIGEL, I.E. – 1965

AN INQUIRY (SPECIFIC DISCOVERY) APPROACH TO LEARNING WAS SUBJECTED TO A RIGOROUS TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM, INVOLVING ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. STUDENTS IN THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADES SERVED AS SUBJECTS. EVALUATIVE CRITERIA WERE (1) SCIENCE CONCEPT ACHIEVEMENT, (2) DIVERGENT THINKING OR CREATIVITY, AND (3)…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes