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Showing 1 to 20 of 177 for “"Critical thinking skills"”.
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Measuring critical thinking skills and dispositions in undergraduate students
This thesis investigates critical thinking with a particular focus on measurement in undergraduate students. A higher education context was chosen because many regard critical thinking development as a primary goal for third level education. Nine studies, both cross-sectional and longitudinal in …
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The development of critical thinking skills in the sciences
… to consider the introduction of the concept of critical thinking into the curriculum. At the same time, the role and place of the sciences in the curriculum have increasingly been emphasized, the aim being to equip future generations with the skills thought important in taking the country …
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Defining, Teaching, and Evaluation Critical Thinking Skills in Adult Education
… is to develop students' abilities to think critically, yet there is a paucity of research to guide adult educators in their pursuit of this goal. This exploratory study was designed to examine adult educators' perceptions of components related to critical thinking, including definitions of …
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Teaching critical thinking skills to student nurses in clinical settings
… clinical nurse instructors to use in developing critical thinking in student nurses? Many clinical strategies have been discussed in, literature, but only a few have been verified through research as to their usefulness.This study used the qualitative research methodology of multiple case …
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Critical thinking skills in nursing students: Using human patient simulation
… by the researcher relates to the development of critical thinking knowledge and skill in nursing students. Traditional approaches to educating nursing students have been used in the past to educate nursing students, but newly licensed registered nurses still have difficulty with critical thinking …
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Critical thinking skills in nursing students progressing through a nursing curriculum
… baccalaureate nursing students in levels of critical thinking skills? What demographic variables are related to critical thinking?Critical thinking was equated with the problem-solving process in the nursing process and defined as the ability to collect and interpret facts, develop problem …
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Peer Led Team Learning in Introductory Biology: Effects on Critical Thinking Skills
… model on undergraduate, biology peer leaders' critical thinking skills. This investigation also explored peer leaders' perceptions of their critical thinking skills. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test with control group design was used to determine critical thinking gains in PLTL/non-PLTL …
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Critical Thinking Skills as Related to University Students Gender and Academic Discipline.
… has recognized the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to all students; however, a shift in educational pedagogy and philosophy has occurred. Through recent legislation the funding of educational institutions that demonstrate competencies and gains from standardized test scores …
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Improving Critical Thinking Skills Using Paideia Seminars in a Seventh-Grade Literature Curriculum
There are many programs which purport to teach thinking skills. If thinking skills of reasoning, logic, explaining, judging, and deciding can be taught, are there some ways to teach thinking that are more effective than other ways? The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Paideia …
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ISLAMIC TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SAUDI ARABIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
… examine Islamic teachers thoughts on improving critical thinking skills in elementary schools in the Southwestern province of Saudi Arabia. This study involves the collection of quantitative data and an explanation of the quantitative results with qualitative data. In the first phase, a survey …
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the method used to teach critical thinking skills
… was to determine the effectiveness of teaching critical thinking skills through the infusion method as used by the Cinnaminson School District's Science Department. With the changing demands of society there comes a need for change in the preparation of students for the future that will be …
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Conceptualising, developing and evaluating critical thinking skills in higher education : a Malaysian perspective
… to the enhancement of teaching and learning critical thinking (CT) skills in higher education, with broader implications for the Malaysian educational context. First, students and educators co-produced descriptions of CT skills with improved readability and clarity (as measured by the …
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Inquiry-based philosophical dialogue for ESL college composition and for critical thinking skills
… study was 1) to challenge the deficit views that critical thinking is too difficult for ESL students to learn and 2) to investigate the effectiveness of philosophical dialogue as an approach to increase critical thinking and to enhance language learning.</p> <p>With an application of McKernan’s …
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Using journal writing to evoke critical thinking skills of students in teacher education
… little research which shows that students use critical thinking skills when they write. The use of journal writing has been studied for a variety of purposes, but little evidence exists that journal writing can enhance critical thinking skills. The writing assignments presented in this study …
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Cognitive development and the attainment of critical thinking skills in associate degree nursing students
… formal operations, involves reasoning skills that appear to relate to the traits of critical thinking. The current study was designed to assess whether a relationship exists between the level of cognitive development (as measured by the Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning …
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Exploring Factors Influencing Critical Thinking Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study
… professional students is the development of critical thinking skills. In order for healthcare professionals to communicate effectively with their patients and their families and also with one another, as in interprofessional practice, critical thinking skills are required. Therefore, critical …
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