The effect of perceived learner advantages on teachers' beliefs about critical-thinking activities

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-33

  Warburton, Edward ^a   Torff, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advantage effects; Critical thinking; Pedagogical preference effects; Teachers' beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 11044238371     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487104272056     Document Type: Article

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