title: Development of critical thinking among students in kindergarten through grade 4.
abstract: A test to measure critical thinking ability in early elementary grades was designed and used to assess the development of one aspect of critical thinking, the detection of bias, in 102 students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The test was administered in a story-telling format. Analysis showed an age-related increase in critical thinking ability, with differences becoming significant at Grade 4.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Soloff
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Houtz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003210:Concept Formation; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013850:Thinking