Critical Thinking in Online Educational Discussions Measured as Progress through Inquiry Phases: A Discussion of the Cognitive Presence Construct in the Community of Inquiry Framework

The development of critical thinking is a rationale for higher education and an important aspect of online educational discussions.  A key component in most accounts of critical thinking is to evaluate the tenability of claims. The null community of inquiry null framework is among the most influential frameworks for research on online educational discussions.  In this framework, null cognitive presence null accounts for critical thinking as...