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ERIC Number: EJ232774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jun
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Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Nonacademic Social Studies Classes.
Curtis, Charles K.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v26 n2 p75-84 Jun 1980
Compared to a conventional social studies curriculum, a program consisting of instruction and practice in specific critical thinking skills within the context of an investigation of a contemporary community problem was more effective in teaching critical thinking skills in a nonacademic social studies setting. (SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Community Problems, Critical Thinking, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Studies, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada