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The Development of Critical Thinking in Professional and Academic Bachelor Programmes
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Evens, Marie; Verburgh, An; Elen, Jan – Higher Education Studies, 2014
Critical thinking is an important goal in higher education. Students are expected to grow in critical thinking during their higher education programme. The present study investigates the development of critical thinking in 1134 bachelor students in Flanders, Belgium. The study followed a mixed longitudinal design. Students' critical thinking was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Critical Thinking in College Freshmen: The Impact of Secondary and Higher Education
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Evens, Marie; Verburgh, An; Elen, Jan – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
Critical thinking helps students to confront a multitude of challenges they will face in their careers and personal lives. It is therefore an important task of higher education to promote students' critical thinking. However, students do not enter higher education with a blank page. Background characteristics of students are important in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, College Freshmen, Test Items, Test Format