Effects of Teaching Critical Thinking Skills on the Critical Thinking Ability, Achievement, and Retention of Social Studies Content by Fifth and Sixth Graders.

Lumpkin, Cynthia

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ERIC Number: EJ455223

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Publication Date: 1992

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Effects of Teaching Critical Thinking Skills on the Critical Thinking Ability, Achievement, and Retention of Social Studies Content by Fifth and Sixth Graders.

Lumpkin, Cynthia

Journal of Research in Education, v2 n1 p8-12 Spr 1992

Explores the relationship between teaching methods in elementary school social studies and development of critical thinking for 18 fifth and 18 sixth graders receiving direct instruction in critical thinking, contrasted with 17 fifth and 27 sixth graders traditionally instructed. Efficacy of direct instruction is not demonstrated. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups, Grade 5, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Teaching Skills, Thinking Skills

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Language: English

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