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Peer reviewedUnks, Gerald – Social Education, 1985
Study showed that almost half of all high school social studies teachers cannot perform the basic critical thinking skill of distinguishing between statements of fact and statements of opinion. Teachers cannot teach critical thinking skills, one of the major objectives of social studies education, if they themselves lack the skill. (RM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
