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ERIC Number: EJ327935
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A Statewide Approach to Measuring Critical Thinking Skills.
Sternberg, Robert J.; Baron, Joan B.
Educational Leadership, v43 n2 p40-43 Oct 1985
The state of Connecticut has introduced a fourth-grade mastery test that assesses thinking skills. The test was developed cooperatively by the state's Department of Education, a testing corporation, and several cognitive psychologists; several alternative models of thinking were synthesized to produce a theoretical foundation for the test. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Mastery Tests, Program Design, Program Development, Research Utilization, Standardized Tests, State Action, Synthesis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Connecticut State Department of Education