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Delphi Consensus: Core Critical Thinking Skills and Sub-skills

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This landmark 1990 APA Delphi Report describes the findings of the two year project to articulate an international expert consensus definition of critical thinking, including its core cognitive skills. TABLE 4 reports the consensus Descriptions of core critical thinking skills.

Delphi Consensus: Core Critical Thinking Skills and Sub-skills

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