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enhancing critical thinking with literary discussion

the major aim of this study was to investigate the effect of literary discussion on critical thinking. to this end, two classes (experimental and control groups) were selected from college of ferdowsi university. in both groups literature was used as supplementary homework. students were supposed to read short stories and poems at home and present them in class. the students in the experimental...

Resuscitation decisions in the elderly: a discussion of current thinking.

Decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be based on medical prognosis, quality of life and patients' choices. Low survival rates indicate its overuse. Although the concept of medical futility has limitations, several strong predictors of non-survival have been identified and prognostic indices developed. Early results indicate that consideration of resuscitation in the elderly should ...

The Effect of Instructional Techniques on Critical Thinking and Critical Thinking Dispositions in Online Discussion

The aim of this research study was to explore the effect of instructional techniques on critical thinking and critical thinking dispositions in online discussion, based on triangulation design. Six Thinking Hats, Brainstorming, Role Playing, Socratic Seminar, and Anyone Here an Expert, were selected as an instructional techniques for online discussion. In the quantitative part, according to the...

Tagging thinking types in asynchronous discussion groups: effects on critical thinking

Critical Thinking and Socratic Questioning in Asynchronous Mathematics Discussion Forums

The study was an attempt to measure critical thinking in two asynchronous discussion forums in an engineering mathematics unit. The Socratic questioning technique was the moderation strategy employed in the forums. The participants of the study were 60 undergraduates from Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, enrolled in a mathematics course. Quantitative and qualitative data were...