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Peer reviewedBanta, Trudy W. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Questions assumptions implicit in the fifth objective of National Education Goal 5, calling for critical thinking, communication and problem-solving abilities. Outlines strategies for a national assessment/improvement program, including setting goals, preparing faculty to foster student learning, gathering evidence on outcomes, and using…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Paul, Richard; Nosich, Gerald M. – 1992
This document provides a model for the national assessment of higher order thinking and consists of a preface and four main sections. The preface discusses the problem of lower order learning, summarizes the state of research into critical thinking and instructional reform, and explains the structure of the paper. Section 1 of the paper describes…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Measurement, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment
