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Berkant, Hasan Guner – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether students' meaningful causal thinking abilities vary with their academic achievement levels, reading comprehension abilities, and gender. The sample of the study consisted of 124 ninth grade students attending a secondary school in Adana City Seyhan District during 2008-2009 academic year.…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Secondary School Students, Thinking Skills, Causal Models
Hall, Ann W. – 1986
A practicum project emphasizing critical thinking skills was undertaken in an eighth grade history class to make students aware of the nature and seriousness of plagiarism. The 10-week unit was preceded by a reading comprehension test and an essay assignment on a major Civil War battle. Plagiarized portions of the essays were highlighted and the…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Cognitive Structures, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking