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ERIC Number: EJ338330
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Fourth and Fifth Graders through Teacher-Led Small-Group Discussions.
Hudgins, Bryce B.; Edelman, Sybil
Journal of Educational Research, v79 n6 p333-42 Jul-Aug 1986
Ten fourth and fifth grade teachers, after two training workshops, led discussions of critical thinking with groups of six children from their own classes. Audiotape analysis revealed differences in teacher and pupil participation before and after the training. Results and implications for teaching thinking skills are presented. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Group Discussion, Instructional Design, Intermediate Grades, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Thinking Skills