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Teaching critical thinking for transfer across domains: Disposition, skills, structure training, and metacognitive monitoring.
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¿El objetivo principal de esta investigación-acción era identificar el impacto del entrenamiento de habilidades de pensamiento crítico en contextos de enseñanza-aprendizaje del idioma Inglés en un grupo de estudiantes de octavo grado de tres colegios públicos en Colombia. Noventa y tres estudiantes de las Instituciones Lorenza Villegas de Santos en Medellín, Francisco Manzanera Henríquez en Girardot y Kilometro Doce en Montería participaron en el estudio. Después de un análisis de necesidades inicial se detectó dificultades de los estudiantes en el desempeño de habilidades tales como razonamiento, solución de problemas, toma de decisión y formulación de conclusiones. Los investigadores respondieron a esta situación implementando un plan de entrenamiento que consistió en tres fases. Primero, un perfil de pensamiento crítico cuyo objetivo era medir el nivel de entrada de las habilidades de pensamiento crítico. Segundo, una fase de entrenamiento en pensamiento crítico el cual consistió en la implementación de planes de clase incorporando estrategias y tareas basadas en la Taxonomía de Bloom. Tercero, la etapa de verificación de pensamiento crítico que consistía en verificar el impacto del entrenamiento. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de pruebas, artefactos, notas y un cuestionario aplicado a los estudiantes. Los resultados mostraron un progreso en términos de trabajo colaborativo, competencias en Inglés como lengua extranjera y desarrollo de pensamiento crítico después de implementar el plan de entrenamiento propuesto en la investigación.¿
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Reimagining the Introductory Math Curriculum for Life Sciences Students
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“Perhaps most importantly, students learn how to think quantitatively about biological systems and practice constructing dynamical models for problems they have not previously encountered (i.e., engaging in knowledge transfer; Halpern, 1998).”
Critical thinking in geography education: is geographical thinking critical?
Bendl, T., & Marada, M. (2021) · Geografie · doi:10.37040/geografie2021126040371 · Cited by 9
Big Data Challenges in Social Sciences: An NLP Analysis
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“Given that critical thinking depends on executive functioning, the developmental trajectory of critical thinking skills is closely aligned with the development of executive functions (Halpern, 1998).”
BackgroundPersistent anchoring to default rates when electing 401(k) contributions
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“Critical thinking and questioning of even sources of scientific information is a part of the scientific method (Halpern, 1998)—an application of which should taught regardless of the age or level of education (Kuhn, 1999).”
BackgroundPsychological Literacy and Learning for Life
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Diseño y validación de instrumentos de evaluación de pensamiento crítico en educación primaria
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“Razonamiento verbal: el razonamiento verbal contempla los conocimientos sobre el lenguaje cotidiano que permiten identificar ambigüedades o analogías en el discurso argumental (Halpern, 1998).”
BackgroundPuig, J. M. M., Daradoumis, Τ., Arguedas, M., & Calvet, L. (2021) · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · doi:10.1111/jcal.12605 · Cited by 6
“Finally, previous research has explained the connection of meta-cognition and critical thinking and the ways metacognitive self-regulatory strategies were positively related to critical thinking (Garcia & Pintrich, 1992; Halpern, 1998; Ku & Ho, 2014; Kuhn & Dean, 2004; Magno, 2010).”
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A comparison of critical thinking skills in standard and non-standard entry diploma students
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“Although transfer of skills from one context to another is seen as an important reason for developing CT skills (Halpern 1998), there seems to be some doubt as to whether it is possible to exhibit, and therefore test, high-level CT skills divorced from their highly specific field of implementation.”
BackgroundEnhancement of Cognitive Functioning and Self-Regulation of Learning in Adolescents
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“…possibility of improving reflexive intelligence (Feuerstein, Rand, Hoffman, & Miller, 1980; Perkins, 1995; Whimbey, 1975); critical thinking skills (Halpern, 1998; Klauer, 1998; Lipman, 1974; Swartz & Parks, 1994); and metacognitive processes related to the planning an individual carries out…”
BackgroundCOMPONENT NUMERACY SKILLS AND DECISION MAKING
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“…range of behavior because they simultaneously assess both mathematical knowledge and the metacognitive processes involved in effective thinking (Halpern, 1998; Schoenfeld, 1992; Schraw, 1998; but for related theory in decision making see Baron, 1985, 2008; Baron, Badgio, & Gaskins, 1986;…”
BackgroundMotivar para Pensar Críticamente
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Critical Thinking and Teacher Training in Secondary Education
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“Some authors express that in problem solving, all the skills (Halpern 1998) and the cognitive resources of the subjects are enhanced (reasoning, arguments, analogies, metaphors, etc.).”
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“However, being ‘critical’ does not imply merely ‘finding fault’, but rather evaluating or judging arguments (Halpern, 1998).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Halpern, D. F.
- Corresponding author
- Halpern, Diane F.
- ORCID
- Halpern, Diane F.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1998
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 449-455
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W4294115107
- Cited by
- 1,118
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 30.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Intellectum (Universidad de La Sabana) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- critical thinking, transfer of learning, English as a foreign language, Bloom's taxonomy, metacognitive monitoring, critical thinking skills, critical thinking disposition, collaboration, eighth grade students, secondary education
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