Effectiveness of CT instruction varies with year level: first-year students benefited most under general or infusion approaches¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among year-one studies, 70% reported significant CT improvement, versus 50% in year two and 60% at senior level. → Dawit T. Tiruneh 2014

Evidence¶

Dawit T. Tiruneh 2014¶

Dawit T. Tiruneh, An Verburgh & Jan Elen. (2014). Effectiveness of Critical Thinking Instruction in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies. Higher Education Studies. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v4n1p1

q2 · i? · review · r2

Descriptive analysis of the 23 (70%) studies reporting year level found seven of ten year-one studies, four of eight year-two studies, and three of five senior-level studies reported significant CT improvement.

"Among the ten studies in year one, seven (70%) of them reported significant CT improvement. Four (50%) studies in year two and three (60%) studies in senior level also reported significant CT improvement"

Discussion¶

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