Journal article
Can Critical Thinking Skills Be Transferred from the Accomplished Scientist to the Beginning Scientist?
JDR clinical and translational research, Vol.9(1), pp.98-99
01/2024
DOI: 10.1177/23800844221141025
PMID: 38099575
Abstract
We seldom apply rigorous methods to how scientists think as they make new discoveries and open new avenues of inquiry. The progress of science relies on one generation of scientists transferring their thought processes and methods to the next. In a culture of inquiry, respect, rigor, and role modeling, critical thinking can thrive as novices become accomplished scientists. Although scientists are typically judged on the basis of results (publication, symposium, etc.) rather than the thought process used to get that result, the thought process is of paramount importance for training the next generation of scientists. As a profession pays closer attention to the educational process whereby novices become accomplished scientists, a wider discussion of how accomplished scientists think is vital to help novice scientists positively advance through the early vulnerable years. Thinking critically about our goals and values-including the value of emulation, experience, biases, and doubt-is a necessary part of that process.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Can Critical Thinking Skills Be Transferred from the Accomplished Scientist to the Beginning Scientist?
- Creators
- D. C. Johnsen - University of IowaA. Butali - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JDR clinical and translational research, Vol.9(1), pp.98-99
- DOI
- 10.1177/23800844221141025
- PMID
- 38099575
- NLM abbreviation
- JDR Clin Trans Res
- ISSN
- 2380-0844
- eISSN
- 2380-0852
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 2
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/15/2022
- Date published
- 01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Pediatric Dentistry; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984367746102771
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