Evaluating critical thinking and problem solving in large classes [electronic resource] : model eliciting activities for critical thinking development / James Kaupp, Brian Frank and Ann Chen.

"This report describes a study to investigate the impact of a MEA-integrated curriculum on critical thinking (CT) development in a first-year engineering course at Queen's University. The course focuses on developing problem solving, modeling and critical thinking skills in part by using complex contextualized problems known as model eliciting activities (MEAs). In addition, the MEAs provide a means for the rigorous, authentic and sustainable course-embedded assessment of the aforementioned skills. The study was conducted over the course of the fall semester in the 2012-2013 school year, with 542 students participating."--Executive Summary

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"This report describes a study to investigate the impact of a MEA-integrated curriculum on critical thinking (CT) development in a first-year engineering course at Queen's University. The course focuses on developing problem solving, modeling and critical thinking skills in part by using complex contextualized problems known as model eliciting activities (MEAs). In addition, the MEAs provide a means for the rigorous, authentic and sustainable course-embedded assessment of the aforementioned skills. The study was conducted over the course of the fall semester in the 2012-2013 school year, with 542 students participating."--Executive Summary

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