Teaching Critical & Analytical Thinking in High School Biology?

Gaby McDonald

doi:10.1525/abt.2012.74.3.9

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Gaby McDonald^*

^*Gaby Mcdonald is Assistant Professor of Education at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: gmcd@bilkent.edu.tr.

Abstract

How can critical and analytical thinking be improved so that they mimic real-life research and prepare students for university courses? The data sets obtained in students' experiments were used to encourage students to evaluate results, experiments, and published information critically. Examples show that students can learn to compare and defend their experimental results, thus bringing them closer to real research and critical-thinking skills.

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Gaby McDonald "Teaching Critical & Analytical Thinking in High School Biology?," The American Biology Teacher 74(3), 178-181, (1 March 2012). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.3.9

Published: 1 March 2012