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Assessing and Improving the Quality of Group Critical Thinking Exhibited in the Final Projects of Collaborative Learning Groups
- The Journal of General Education
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 55, Number 2, 2006
- pp. 103-137
- 10.1353/jge.2006.0025
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This study examined the group critical thinking skills of students in a first-year general education course. A compound rubric was designed to assess critical thinking in group papers on social policies. Results indicate that revision in writing and the use of a rubric are associated with improved group thinking skills.