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ERIC EJ839902: It's in the Genes: Exploring Relationships between C... |
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This study was conducted to examine the statistical |
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relationship between problem solving and critical |
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thinking to guide future teaching and research for |
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agricultural educators using the problem-solving |
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approach. Students enrolled in an undergraduate genetics |
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course in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
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at the University of Florida were prompted to use their |
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critical-thinking skills while answering a problem in the |
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context of biotechnology. Students' critical-thinking |
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skills were assessed through content analysis of a think- |
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aloud protocol. Other cognitive factors assessed included |
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problem-solving style, problem-solving level, and |
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critical-thinking disposition. A path analysis was used |
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to examine how these trait-based variables and use of |
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critical-thinking skills contribute to solving a problem. |
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Of these cognitive factors, only problem-solving level, |
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critical-thinking disposition, and use of critical- |
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thinking skills were included in the revised model. The |
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authors argue that although correlations were |
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significant, they were low and indicated that critical |
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thinking and problem-solving may be more independent than |
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previously thought. Limitations of this study require |
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more research to better understand how these cognitive |
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factors are employed by the learner to solve problems. |
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Date Published: 2016-05-26 23:20:54 |
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Identifier: ERIC_EJ839902 |
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Item Size: 11942140 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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