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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"critical thinking abilities"”.
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Task-based Learning Strategies for Developing Students’ Textual Understanding and Critical Thinking Abilities in An English Intensive Reading Class
… are the key characteristic of talents, while critical thinking is the precondition and basis of innovative thinking. Therefore, the cultivation of critical thinking is urgent and most significant. In China, existing research focuses more on the theory introduction and scale design of critical …
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The relationship between pre-service teacher’s psychological types, critical thinking abilities, and teacher efficacy on perceived performance.
… pre-service teacher’s psychological types, critical thinking abilities, and teacher efficacy on perceived performance. The accessible sample was purposively selected and consisted of pre-service teachers enrolled in the spring 2008 agricultural education teacher preparatory program at Texas …
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The Impact of Utilizing High-Fidelity Computer Simulation on Critical Thinking Abilities and Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Critical thinking abilities and learning outcomes are major components of nursing education. Initial critical thinking skills are often gained while the nursing student is learning the theoretical nursing principles in the classroom and is further enhanced in the clinical setting where learned …
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Exploring the impact of a Project 2000 Common Foundation Programme Curriculum upon the critical thinking abilities of a group of student nurses
Critical thinking is currently a highly valued educational outcome throughout the educational spectrum, but particularly so, in relation to higher and professional education. Nursing education is also embracing the construct critical thinking as a desirable educational outcome, to the extent that, …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Curricula Taken and the Critical Thinking Abilities of High School Seniors and University of Illinois Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors, Majoring in Elementary Education
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Argument Construction, Argument Evaluation, And Decision-Making: A Content Analysis Of Argumentation And Debate Textbooks
<p>Critical thinking abilities, especially the advanced critical thinking abilities required for decision-making, are important to both individuals and democratic policy making processes. Previous studies have indicated that argumentation and debate instruction can improve critical thinking …
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Exploring Teaching Practices of the Agricultural Education at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)
… (BAU). This study is at the intersection of the critical assessment and examination of assumption and exploring options and plans stages of transformative learning theory (Mezirow, 2000) and the environment factor of Astin's I-E-O model. Previous studies showed that tertiary education of …
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Forensic Participation as a Contributor to Students' Critical Thinking Skills at the College Level in China: A Multiple Case Study
… educational tool in sharping students’ logic thinking abilities (Allen & Berkowitz, 1999; Bellon, 2000; Lieberman, Trumble & Smith, 2000). However, in China, compared with the growing enthusiasm in debate among the Chinese students, research in this field is relatively thin. Therefore, in …
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Guided Imagery Strategy in Poetry Writing Instruction: Its Effects on Creative and Critical Thinking Skills of Middle School Students
… in poetry writing instruction on creative and critical thinking abilities of fourth and fifth grade students. After random assignment to groups, students were given the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the Ross Tests of Higher Cognitive Processes. Half the students participated in guided …
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Feminist Herstory Through Indian English Literature
… safe, the chapter will delve into the roles that critical pedagogy and third world feminism play in achieving sustainable equity in India. These policies and theoretical frameworks provide a foundation for my curriculum design project, which uses Indian English feminist literature to amplify …
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Developing the Leadership Competency of Critical Thinking in College Students: a Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study at a Small Christian College
… citizens who know how to exercise higher-order thinking skills, and individuals who have developed their metacognitive abilities to a higher extent are better prepared to perform effectively as leaders. This quasi-experimental mixed methods study employed a pre and posttest design to determine …
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The role of critical thinking in youth ministry leadership praxis: A grounded theory
… dissertation examined the significance of the critical thinking abilities of youth ministers in the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) denomination in leadership praxis and develops a grounded theory to explain the findings. Chapter 1 identifies the research concern which is the …
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Exploring lecture's perception and approaches of critical thinking skill in Islamic higher education : a case study
Integrating critical thinking into religious beliefs can give rise to a paradox between contexts that promote it and conventional methods that rely more heavily on doctrinal approaches. Critical thinking, being an important skill for navigating globalization, necessitates further research in …
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High-school students' productive struggles during the simplification of trigonometrical expressions and the proving of trigonometrical identities
… were sequenced using the Development Cognitive Abilities Test (DCAT). The DCAT reflects Bloom's (1956) hierarchy of cognitive abilities. This means that the exercises were organised in three groups of increasing complexity, i.e., easy, medium, and difficult. The easy exercises related to the …