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Jaarsma, Ada S. – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
This essay examines the definitions of the key words of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)--scholarship, teaching, and learning--in order to identify the hopes that animate SoTL research and examine these hopes in light of recent critical thinking about the corporatization of higher education. Arguing that Biesta's (2013b) distinction…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Commercialization
Firth, Rhiannon – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2013
This article explores the possibility of developing an ethico-politically coherent and practical research framework for studying the learning and knowledge-production and dissemination processes of utopian groups and movements. It seeks to develop understanding of utopias by identifying and conceptualizing their pedagogical aspects. At the same…
Descriptors: Criticism, Research Methodology, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Aydin, Selami – Online Submission, 2014
This study presents a review of the literature concerning the use of wikis as a tool for collaborative learning in the second language acquisition and foreign language learning process, as research on the use of wikis is relatively new. The study first introduces the theoretical background behind the use of wikis in the mentioned processes. Then,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Publishing, Cultural Awareness

Beran, Harry – Australian Journal of Education, 1975
In Coercion and Teaching (this journal, June 1973), Hobson argues for the view that one cannot be coerced to learn that X. The present paper tries to show that Hobson's argument for this view depends on a misunderstanding of the concept of coercion and that the conclusion of his argument is false. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Learning Processes

Hobson, P. R. – Australian Journal of Education, 1975
In this rejoinder it is argued that the main objections advanced by Beran (AA 521 881) can be met if two important senses of the concepts of coercion and teaching are distinguished; these are called the "loose" and "tight" senses. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking, Educational Practices
Brown, Dorothy McKenna – 1973
Reported is a study of the relationship of independent study, object visualization, and anxiety to hypothesis formation by college freshmen in the biological sciences. The participants of the study were 108 undergraduate females who had no previous science instruction and who were enrolled in introductory biology classes. The subjects, randomly…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Critical Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations
Schlenker, George Charles – 1970
This investigation presents a comparative study between a classroom atmosphere conducive to inquiry, with teachers considered qualified for this type of teaching, and the more formal didactic lecture-demonstration type teaching (traditional), with teachers judged to be particularly competent in this approach. The sample consisted of 582 pupils…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Elementary School Science
Poel, Robert Herman – 1970
The three purposes of this study were (1) to evaluate a paper-pencil test of critical thinking skills using physical science content, (2) to compare the effectiveness of Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) and non-PSSC physics programs in developing critical thinking skills, and (3) to identify teacher-pupil verbal interaction behaviors that…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Evaluation
Wright, David Paul – 1975
This doctoral thesis examines whether inductive and deductive teaching methods are appropriate for different learners. Statistical interactions between the two instructional methods and various aptitude variables were examined among 275 sixth-grade pupils. Subjects were randomly assigned to rule-example (deductive) treatments or example-rule…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Critical Thinking
Heller, Terry Hobbs – 1980
The cognitive preferences of 250 seventh grade students in social studies classes were examined, using the Cognitive Preference Profile (CPP). Each item in the CPP contains a stem statement and restatements of the stem that reflect memory, application, and questioning options. Pre- and post-test scores for the CPP were used as covariates with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Content Area Reading
Whitehead, Graham – 1978
Teaching enquiry methods, that is, skills concerned with constructing knowledge from available information and searching for new information, is the subject of this study, which provides a background to the subject as well as a review of research. The study sought to answer the question of whether problem-solving performances of primary school…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Research
Newmann, Fred M. – 1991
This project developed a conceptualization of higher order thinking, dimensions of classroom thoughtfulness, and an assessment exercise applicable to diverse topics taught in more than 70 classes in 11 high schools. Generic qualities of classroom thoughtfulness were not generally associated with the persuasiveness of student writing on a…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
1997
This document contains four papers from a symposium on adult learning in the workplace. The first paper, "Measuring Critical Thinking: Is There a Single Instrument?" (Patricia K. Leitsch, Carol A. Lentz), examines two issues: the relationship between tests measuring critical thinking and those measuring readiness for self-directed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Computer Literacy
Whilta, Dean K.; And Others – 1977
Methods of assessment to determine the nature of undergraduate college learning experiences, which have been developed or modified at Harvard University, are examined. Since the basic research objective was to determine whether change could be measured during the college years, data were gathered from freshmen, seniors, and graduates at…
Descriptors: Alumni, Auditory Perception, Cognitive Style, College Graduates
Beilin, Robert; Rabow, Jerome – 1979
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ethnicity and course structure on academic achievement at the college level. The sample consisted of 298 undergraduate students: 65% white, 12.5% Asian, 9.5% Hispanic, 9% black, and 4% other racial/ethnic groups. Students were randomly assigned to one of two introductory sociology sections. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Blacks, Critical Thinking
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