Improving critical thinking using web based argument mapping exercises with automated feedback
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Using Argument Mapping to Improve Critical Thinking Skills
The centrality of critical thinking (CT) as a goal of higher education is uncontroversial. In a recent high-profile book, Academically Adrift , Arum and Roksa report that “99 percent of college faculty say that developing students’ ability to think critically is a ‘very important’ or ‘essential’ goal of undergraduate education” (2011, 35), citing (HERI 2009). However a major message of their wo...
متن کاملArgument Maps Improve Critical Thinking
Computer-based argument mapping greatly enhances student critical thinking, more than tripling absolute gains made by other methods. I describe the method and my experience as an outsider. Argument mapping often showed precisely how students were erring (for example: confusing helping premises for separate reasons), making it much easier for them to fix their errors. I’ve been skeptical about c...
متن کاملUsing Argument Diagramming Software to Teach Critical Thinking Skills
There is substantial evidence from many domains that visual representations aid various forms of cognition. We aimed to determine whether visual representations of argument structure enhanced the acquisition and development of critical thinking skills within the context of an introductory philosophy course. We found a significant effect of the use of argument diagrams, and this effect was stabl...
متن کاملUsing Argument Diagrams 1 Using Argument Diagrams to Improve Critical Thinking Skills in Introductory Philosophy
In an experiment involving 139 students in an introductory philosophy course we tested whether students were improving their ability to think critically about arguments and whether using argument diagramming as an analysis aid contributed to this improvement. We determined that the students did develop this skill over the course of the semester. We also determined that the students in one secti...
متن کاملThe Effect of Clinical Concept Mapping on Discipline Based Critical Thinking of Nursing Students
Introduction: Enhancing nursing students' critical thinking is a challenge faced by nursing educators. This study is aimed at determining the effect of clinical concept mapping using nursing process on discipline based critical thinking of 4th year nursing students. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, a convenient sample of 32 nursing students participated. They were randomly assigned t...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1449-5554,1449-3098
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1154