Critical Thinking Misfired: Implications of Student Responses to

Vandergrift, Kay E.

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ERIC Number: EJ349590

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Critical Thinking Misfired: Implications of Student Responses to "The Shooting Gallery".

Vandergrift, Kay E.

School Library Media Quarterly, v15 n2 p86-91 Win 1987

Cites limited meanings derived from a film, "The Shooting Gallery," by both eighth grade and library school students to support argument that students are not using critical analysis skills in responding to works of art. Developmentally-sound literature-based programs are recommended as one way to help students develop critical thinking skills. (EM)

Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Films, Global Approach, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction, Lifelong Learning, Literature Appreciation, Metacognition, Reader Response, School Libraries, Skill Development, Social Studies, World Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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