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- Title
Connecting Critical Thinking, Organizational Structures and Report Writing.
- Authors
VISCOVICH, SUZANNE; ESCHENAUER, ROBERT; SINATRA, RICHARD; BEASLEY, T. MARK
- Abstract
This quasi-experimental study was conducted with six fifth grade classes to determine the connection of three organizational structures to critical thinking while performing a report writing task. Each class was randomly assigned to one of three instructional conditions: traditional outline, graphic organizer, and inquiry chart (I-Chart). Each participant completed a research report on a famous American which served as a Phase One assessment. Following instruction on one of the organizational structures, a Phase Two assessment research report was completed. Using a rubric formulated by the New York State Education Department, a team of practitioners graded both reports. An ANOVA was done on the gain scores from Phase One assessment to Phase Two assessment. The I-Chart group's gains in critical thinking were significantly higher than those for the outline and graphic organizer groups. However, a questionnaire completed by the students revealed the I-Chart group rated the likelihood of using it again significantly lower than the outline group.
- Subjects
CRITICAL thinking; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; REPORT writing; SCHOOL reports; ANALYSIS of variance
- Publication
Journal of School Connections, 2008, Vol 1, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
1946-8660
- Publication type
Article