Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making appear in all seven reviewed frameworks¶
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q2 i? All seven reviewed higher education frameworks addressed critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, defined as thinking critically, solving problems, synthesizing information, and sense-making. → Markle 2013
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Markle 2013¶
Markle, R., Brenneman, M., Jackson, T., Burrus, J., & Robbins, S. (2013). Synthesizing Frameworks of Higher Education Student Learning Outcomes. ETS Research Report Series, ETS RR-13-22. http://search.ets.org/researcher
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Document review of seven higher education outcome frameworks (QAA-FHEQ, Bologna, LEAP, CAS, DQP, ATC21S, USDOL-ETA). The authors report "all seven of the frameworks addressed similar concepts" for critical thinking, and define the domain as thinking critically, solving problems, synthesizing information, and sense-making.
"There is a great deal of consistency when looking across frameworks for the inclusion of critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making as all seven of the frameworks addressed similar concepts."
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Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making appear in all seven reviewed frameworks |
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Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making appear in all seven reviewed frameworks |
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