Improving critical thinking skills and metacognitive monitoring through direct infusion

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-68

  Alan Bensley, D ^a   Spero, Rachel A ^a,b  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argument analysis; Critical reading; Critical thinking; Direct infusion; Metacognitive monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897781799     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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