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Direct linkMcNeill, Katherine L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Science includes more than just concepts and facts, but also encompasses scientific ways of thinking and reasoning. Students' cultural and linguistic backgrounds influence the knowledge they bring to the classroom, which impacts their degree of comfort with scientific practices. Consequently, the goal of this study was to investigate 5th grade…
Descriptors: Evidence, Video Technology, Persuasive Discourse, Grade 5
Download full textParis, David C. – Council of Independent Colleges, 2011
From the fall of 2008 through the spring of 2011, 47 colleges and universities, organized and supported by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), administered the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to their students. The CLA is a test of critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication developed by the…
Descriptors: Campuses, Critical Thinking, Consortia, College Faculty
Hatcher, Donald L.; And Others – 1990
Combining instruction in critical thinking and expository writing with the study of classic texts, this textbook was developed at Baker University (Kansas) and is designed for use in a two-semester college course that fosters careful thinking and good reasoning in students. The textbook emphasizes the pedagogical principle that critical thinking…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Logical Thinking
Peer reviewedButler, Gene – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1991
Describes using the writing process as an instructional strategy in science classes to encourage critical thinking. (PR)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
