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Williams, Sheri S. – High School Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Diagrams
East, Rob – Active Learning in Higher Education the Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, 2005
In order to facilitate personal development planning (PDP), the UK higher education sector is committed to introducing progress files. This article explores the experience of one institution in seeking to establish a system of progress files. It identifies the main practical problems in doing this, highlighting the lack of agreement on the skills…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, College Students

Mumford, Richard L. – Social Studies, 1991
Describes efforts to move beyond formal education's preoccupation with data accumulation toward the promotion of thinking over memorization. Identifies 10 principles central to history instruction that encourages critical thinking and eight specific skills that history instruction can help develop. Argues that students can both acquire facts and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Principles