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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, …
History Of The Church College Of Hawaii 1955-1960, Ralph Dallas Olson
History Of The Church College Of Hawaii 1955-1960, Ralph Dallas Olson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
From the Mormon point of view, ignorance is a sin. Mormons believe that their very salvation is dependent upon the development of their mental and spiritual powers, as evidenced from the two following, typical statements from Mormon sacred literature: "The glory of God is intelligence;" "It is impossible for man to be saved in ignorance."