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ERIC Number: EJ651140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
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Critical Thinking and Science Education.
Bailin, Sharon
Science and Education, v11 n4 p361-75 Jul 2002
Examines some of the misconceptions about the nature of critical thinking. Focuses on the characterization of critical thinking in terms of processes or skills and the separation of critical thinking and knowledge. Offers a different conception of critical thinking. (Contains 46 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation, Misconceptions, Prior Learning, Science Instruction, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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