Critical thinking in the oxford tutorial: A call for an explicit and systematic approach

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-356

  Cosgrove, Rush ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom practice; Critical thinking; Oxford tutorial; Student learning; Thinking skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956302865     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.487259     Document Type: Article

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