Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education : Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills /: Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning and Research Skills. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mari Murtonen, Kieran Balloo.
• Editors: Murtonen, Mari; Balloo, Kieran
• Contents: PART I. Components of scientific thinking in higher education.- Chapter 1. Broadening the theory of scientific thinking for higher education; Mari Murtonen.- Chapter 2. The roles of epistemic understanding and research conceptions in students' scientific thinking; Heidi Salmento and Mari Murtonen.- Chapter 3. Enhancing scientific thinking through the development of critical thinking in higher education; Heidi Hyytinen, Auli Toom and Richard J. Shavelson.- Chapter 4. Evidence-based thinking for scientific thinking; Rebecca Shargel and Lisa Twiss.- PART II. Challenges for the development of scientific thinking in Higher Education.- Chapter 5. Students' difficulties during research methods training acting as potential barriers to their development of scientific thinking; Kieran Balloo.- Chapter 6. Threshold concepts of research in teaching scientific thinking; Margaret Kiley.- Chapter 7. The acculturation and engagement of undergraduate students in scientific thinking through research methods; Anesa Hosein and Namrata Rao.- PART III. Fostering the development of scientific thinking in higher education.- Chapter 8. Expertise development and scientific thinking; Erno Lehtinen, Jake McMullen and Hans Gruber.- Chapter 9. Developing scientific thinking and research skills through the research thesis or dissertation; Gina Wisker.- Chapter 10. Developing scientific thinking towards inclusive knowledge-building communities; Angela Brew, Lilia Mantai and April Miles.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Subjects: Education; Education, Higher; Science -- Study and teaching; Critical Thinking; Science -- Study & Teaching; Education -- Educational Psychology; Education -- Study Skills; Teaching of a specific subject; Teaching skills & techniques; Study & learning skills: general; Education -- Higher; Higher & further education, tertiary education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030242152
• Related ISBNs: 9783030242145
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