Using Discussions to Promote Critical Thinking in an Online Environment

This paper examines how the discussion tool is used to promote critical thinking in an online environment at Marshall University. The significance of critical thinking in higher education has been brought to attention at both national and local levels. The paper studies the use of discussions as an...

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Main Authors: Nega Debela, Berlin Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2008-06-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/E183SL.pdf