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A Historical Survey Of Changes In Education In Madison County 1792-1970, John Edward Dwyer
A Historical Survey Of Changes In Education In Madison County 1792-1970, John Edward Dwyer
Master's Theses
The author 's purpose for writing this thesis is to show certain changes in the educational development in Madison County from 1792 to 1970.
American History And Teaching Critical Thinking, James M. Miller
American History And Teaching Critical Thinking, James M. Miller
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The effect of teaching critical thinking as part of a continuous progress packet in American history was studied at Cedar High School during the 1969-70 school year. An experimental group using the critical thinking packet was compared with a control group that used a continuous progress packet that taught only American history.
The dependent variables for the study were the STEP (Sequential Test of Educational Progress), Social Studies portion, and the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in either American history or critical thinking.
Differences in critical thinking ability, though not significant statistically, …