Validating the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

Validating the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Author(s): Karma El Hassan and Ghida Madhum Reviewed work(s): Source: Higher Education, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 361-383 Published by: Springer Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/29735117 . Accessed: 26/02/2012 04:22
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