Files
Download Full Text (734 KB)
Description
First-year students’ critical thinking and analysis in science is rudimentary in SCI 101, the College of Sciences First Year Seminar. I tested whether the use of Pretests (Figures 1 and 2) can improve students’ inquiry, critical thinking, and analysis skills.
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
Publication Date
2-8-2019
Publisher
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo 2019
Language
English
Keywords
Pre-tests; Critical thinking; First year seminar; Analysis skills
Disciplines
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Educational Methods | Science and Mathematics Education
File Format
File Size
659 KB
Recommended Citation
Sloat, Alison, "Pre-tests Improve Students’ Critical Thinking" (2019). UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo. 80.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/80
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons