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Improving Critical Thinking May Take Practice

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But only one group spent time actually putting that training into practice, through an exercise that asked them to read passages about scientific claims—like the one in the first paragraph of this article—and answer multiple choice questions about possible problems in the logic. The data is publicly available online.

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Study Finds Classroom-Response 'Clickers' Can ‘Impede Conceptual Understanding’

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Plenty of peer-reviewed research shows that classroom “clickers” improve student learning when it comes to delivering facts. Millions of students in colleges and schools around the world take classes that require clickers, small remote controls that let students buzz in answers to multiple choice questions during class.

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The BEST Test-Taking Strategies

Teaching with a Mountain View

When students are familiar with question stems and verbiage commonly found on tests, they are less likely to panic when faced with a tricky question. Multiple-Choice Questions Multiple-choice questions may seem straightforward, but they can be trickier than they appear!

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