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A taxonomy of critical thinking dispositions and abilities.

Robert H. Ennis
- pp 9-26
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The article was published on 1987-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 754 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Critical thinking & Taxonomy (general).

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