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Download full textAppling, Susan A. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of 6 factors that affect college students' self-rating of change in problem solving and critical thinking abilities after 4 years of college. Based on the available literature, these six factors were selected for investigation: (1) Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores; (2) a socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Change, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Critical Thinking
PDF pending restorationKeller, Suzanne M. – 1992
The four reports contained in this document examine the effects of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which entered the lives of many children in the United States in 1986. The first report discusses a study of children's interaction with the game hardware. The study of fourth- and fifth-grade students indicated that children's interaction…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Hand Coordination
Peer reviewedMesser, David J.; And Others – Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes two studies researching whether computer use led to changes in student's problem-solving skills; "a help facility" assisted with students' acquisition of strategy to solve problems; and an "intrinsic orientation" of pupils influenced their behavior on computer problem-solving task. Results showed intrinsic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Psychology
Peer reviewedKing, Patricia M.; And Others – Review of Higher Education, 1990
Differences in critical thinking between undergraduate and graduate students in the social and mathematical sciences was investigated using multiple measures of critical thinking that reflect different types of problem structure. Educational level and academic area differences were found across measures. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Fritz, Robert L. – 1992
A study examined two dimensions of higher-order problem-solving skills: the ability to solve problems in an embedded context and the attitudes and preferences toward problem solving that suggest vocational self-understanding. The variables of gender and field-dependence cognitive style were used. Subjects were 238 secondary school marketing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking, Employment Qualifications
Nunn, Grace Gaeta – 1982
A study was conducted to investigate oral language used in fourth- and fifth-grade student dyads in a collaborative writing setting in order to understand better how children learn to write. The study was based on a theoretical framework that emphasized the interrelatedness of thought, language, and learning. Following a pilot study, students in…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Critical Thinking, Females, Grade 4
Peer reviewedSanders, Diana W.; Morrison-Shetlar, Alison I. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2001
Examined student attitudes toward the introduction of a Web component into a general biology course for undergraduate nonmajors that allowed asynchronous learning outside the classroom and increased student-to-student interaction. Results showed a positive effect on student learning, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills. Attitudes…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Gender Issues
McConney, Amanda W.; And Others – 1994
In the first phase of this study an interdisciplinary curriculum unit was developed centered on the concept of sustainable development in tropical rainforests. The centerpiece of the interdisciplinary unit was the investigation of a simulated environmental problem which required students to develop and then decide on a solution, having weighed a…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making
Blumberg, Fran; And Others – 1986
In the 21st century, the population will need to possess basic skills in the areas of communication and higher problem-solving as well as have scientific and technological literacy; however, results from assessments by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have indicated weak student performance in the area of thinking skills,…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
