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Teaching critical thinking online: case study.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2004 | Flowers, Angelyn Spaulding | COPYRIGHT 2004 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Coupled with the technological challenges facing traditional institutions, as they become more involved in distance education, are the pedagogical challenges confronting faculty as they transition courses from the physical to the virtual classroom. Implementation of an online Jurisprudence course requiring that students acquire not only content knowledge but also critical thinking skills while successful in that regard, yielded disturbing observations about the impediments faced by economically disadvantaged students as they attempt to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded by online courses.

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