A field guide to critical-thinking assessment

Teaching Philosophy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-228

  Possin, Kevin ^a  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859892912     PISSN: 01455788     EISSN: 21536619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/teachphil200831324     Document Type: Article

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