Book
Redefining scientific thinking for higher education: higher-order thinking, evidence-based reasoning and research skills
Palgrave Macmillan, 1
2019
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Abstract
This book examines the learning and development process of students’ scientific thinking skills. Universities should prepare students to be able to make judgements in their working lives based on scientific evidence. However, an understanding of how these thinking skills can be developed is limited. This book introduces a new broad theory of scientific thinking for higher education; in doing so, redefining higher-order thinking abilities as scientific thinking skills. This includes critical thinking and understanding the basics of science, epistemic maturity, research and evidence-based reasoning skills and contextual understanding. The editors and contributors discuss how this concept can be redefined, as well as the challenges educators and students may face when attempting to teach and learn these skills. This edited collection will be of interest to students and scholars of student scientific skills and higher-order thinking abilities.
Details
- Title
- Redefining scientific thinking for higher education: higher-order thinking, evidence-based reasoning and research skills
- Contributors
- Mari Murtonen (Editor of compilation) - Tampere UniversityKieran Balloo (Editor of compilation) - University of Surrey
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan; Cham, Switzerland
- Edition
- 1
- Number of pages
- xxi, 261
- Identifiers
- 9783030242145; 9783030242176; 991013273810902368
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- Academic Unit
- SCU College
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book
- Local Fields
- Original Research - SoLT