Encouraging Critical Thinking | NSTA

Encouraging Critical Thinking

Journal of College Science Teaching—December 2003/January 2004

Active learning promotes higher-level reasoning, and it can be achieved in large classes without wholesale changes in class format. Applicable methods include in-class mini-investigations, robust multiple-choice exam questions, online quizzes or review, and cooperative learning, particularly during exams. Data gleaned from observing student performance, surveys, and interviews confirm the efficacy of these techniques.

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