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ERIC Number: EJ579165
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-4523
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A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Forensics and Communication Education on Critical Thinking.
Allen, Mike; Berkowitz, Sandra; Hunt, Steve; Louden, Allan
Communication Education, v48 n1 p18-30 Jan 1999
Finds that communication-skills instruction generates (using the Binomial Effect Size Display) a 44% increase in critical-thinking ability. Finds that forensic participation demonstrated the largest positive impact on critical-thinking improvement, but that all communication skills experiences demonstrated significant improvement. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Debate, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Speech Communication, Speech Instruction, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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