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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
Download full textBennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1991
This exploratory study applied two new cognitively sensitive measurement models to constructed-response quantitative data. The models, intended to produce qualitative characteristics of examinee performance, were fitted to algebra word problem solutions produced by 285 examinees taking the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test. The two…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Constructed Response
