The effects of the science writing heuristic (SWH) approach versus traditional instruction on yearly critical thinking gain scores in grade 5-8 classrooms

Critical Thinking has been identified in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as skills needed to prepare students for advanced education and the future workforce. In science education, argument-based inquiry (ABI) has been proposed as one way to improv...

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Main Author: Tseng, Ching-mei
Other Authors: Hand, Brian
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4776
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5292&context=etd