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System for instruction thinking skills

  • US 6,361,326 B1
  • Filed: 02/19/1999
  • Issued: 03/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a computer system for providing instruction in thinking skills, the method comprising:

  • retrieving and displaying at least one study unit, said study unit comprising one or more sources, each source having a source identifier and source content;

    receiving study unit input comprising the selection by the user of a study unit;

    retrieving and displaying a plurality of source identifiers in response to received study unit input;

    receiving source identifiers input comprising the selection by the user of a source identifier;

    retrieving and displaying one or more evaluation thinking skills identifiers in response to received source identifier input;

    receiving evaluation thinking skill input comprising the selection by a user of an evaluation thinking skill identifier retrieving and displaying at least one guiding prompt associated with the selected evaluation thinking skill, wherein the prompt is effective in investigating the usefulness of said source content in addressing an object of an assignment.

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