Debates: An Useful Tool to Promote Students Deeper Thinking in Stem Disciplines

María Victoria Gil-Álvarez; Juan Antonio Doncel-Luengo; Óscar López-López; María Isabel Rodríguez-Cáceres; Mónica Palomino-Vasco

doi:10.3390/proceedings2211341

Proceedings (Oct 2018)

Debates: An Useful Tool to Promote Students Deeper Thinking in Stem Disciplines

María Victoria Gil-Álvarez,
Juan Antonio Doncel-Luengo,
Óscar López-López,
María Isabel Rodríguez-Cáceres,
Mónica Palomino-Vasco

Affiliations

María Victoria Gil-Álvarez: Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Juan Antonio Doncel-Luengo: Department of Public Law, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
Óscar López-López: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain
María Isabel Rodríguez-Cáceres: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Mónica Palomino-Vasco: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2211341
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 21
p. 1341

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The utility of debates for the evaluation of a series of transversal competences related to critical thinking is highlighted. Our main target has been to depict a novel evaluation methodology via discussion through a directed discussion system in a STEM discipline.

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ISSN: 2504-3900 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: General Works
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