Exploring the structure of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal: One scale or many subscales?

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-22

  Bernard, Robert M ^a   Zhang, Dai ^a   Abrami, Philip C ^a   Sicoly, Fiore ^a,b   Borokhovski, Evgueni ^a   Surkes, Michael A ^a  

^a Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

^b Institute of University Partnerships and Advanced Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Measurements; Psychometric structure; Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049152940     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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