Systematic review of 43 investigations finds no consistent evidence that higher education produces more critical analytic ways of thinking¶
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q2 i? Asikainen and Gijbels' analysis of 43 identified investigations revealed no consistent evidence that higher education translated into more critical analytic ways of thinking or performing; equivalence was not tested. → Patricia A. Alexander 2017
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Patricia A. Alexander 2017¶
Patricia A. Alexander. (2017). Issues of Constructs, Contexts, and Continuity: Commentary on Learning in Higher Education. Educational Psychology Review, 29, 345–351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9409-3
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The commentary reports that Asikainen and Gijbels' (2017) systematic review of student approaches to learning analyzed 43 investigations and found "no consistent evidence" that higher education yields more critical analytic thinking. The authors consider theoretical and methodological aspects that may explain this failure. Second-hand report of a null finding.
"their analysis of the 43 identified investigations revealed no consistent evidence that a higher education translated into more critical analytic ways of thinking or performing."
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Systematic review of 43 investigations finds no consistent evidence that higher education produces more critical analytic ways of thinking |
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Systematic review of 43 investigations finds no consistent evidence that higher education produces more critical analytic ways of thinking |
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