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ERIC Number: EJ418005
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
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Encouraging Critical Thinking: A Strategy for Commenting on College Papers (Staffroom Interchange).
Slattery, Patrick
College Composition and Communication, v41 n3 p332-35 Oct 1990
Describes a strategy designed to encourage critical thinking by assigning students to research and write about complex topics. Argues that the instructor's inclusion of both supporting and challenging end comments can encourage critical thinking. Provides examples of both types of comments. (SG)
Descriptors: College English, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Research Papers (Students), Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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