Psychometric analysis of the Minnesota test of critical thinking

Psychological Reports

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Edman, Laird R O ^a   Bart, William M ^b   Robey, Jennifer ^c   Silverman, Jenzi ^b  

^a Northwestern College Orance City   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Minneapolis Comm and Tech College   (United States)

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EID: 7544224794     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.1.3-9     Document Type: Article

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