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ERIC Number: EJ493313
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Improving Creative Thinking Using Instructional Technology: Computer-Aided Abductive Reasoning.
Shank, Gary; And Others
Educational Technology, v34 n9 p33-42 Nov-Dec 1994
Introduces the concept of abductive reasoning; discusses its importance for instructional designers in education; and describes the development of a computer program called the Abductive Reasoning Tool (ART) that helps students learn and understand abductive logic. Highlights include abduction and creativity, and field-testing ART with undergraduates and with adult learners. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Educational Technology, Field Tests, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Logic, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Abductive Reasoning