Changes in Critical Thinking Skills: Outcomes of the Paideia Curriculum as Measured by Item Analysis.

Dreyden, Julia I.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ446700

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Publication Date: 1991

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Changes in Critical Thinking Skills: Outcomes of the Paideia Curriculum as Measured by Item Analysis.

Dreyden, Julia I.; And Others

Journal of Research in Education, v1 n1 p26-34 Spr 1991

Studies effects of the Paideia curriculum on critical thinking skills of 270 high school students in the Paideia curriculum and 284 in the standard curriculum. A problematic relationship exists between the treatment investigated and the measures used to collect data, supporting arguments for localized evaluation of Paideia Program efforts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Control Groups, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Groups, High School Students, High Schools, Item Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Policy Formation, Skill Development, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills

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Language: English

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