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2025

Journal Article

Teachers’ (evolving) beliefs about critical thinking education during professional learning: a multi-case case study

Leibovitch, Yael M., Beencke, Andrew, Ellerton, Peter J., McBrien, Craig, Robinson-Taylor, Cara-Lee and Brown, Deborah J. (2025). Teachers’ (evolving) beliefs about critical thinking education during professional learning: a multi-case case study. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 56 101725, 101725. doi: 10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101725

Teachers’ (evolving) beliefs about critical thinking education during professional learning: a multi-case case study

2024

Journal Article

Investigating the impact of critical thinking instruction on writing performance: a multilevel modelling analysis of relative gain data in the Australian National Assessment Program

Normore, George, Leibovitch, Yael M., Brown, Deborah J., Pearson, Samuel, Mazzolo, Claudio, Ellerton, Peter J. and Watt, Glenn (2024). Investigating the impact of critical thinking instruction on writing performance: a multilevel modelling analysis of relative gain data in the Australian National Assessment Program. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 53 101546, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101546

Investigating the impact of critical thinking instruction on writing performance: a multilevel modelling analysis of relative gain data in the Australian National Assessment Program

2022

Journal Article

Principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education: using expert wisdom and research to frame educational practice

Smith, Kathy, Maynard, Nicoleta, Berry, Amanda, Stephenson, Tanya, Spiteri, Tabetha, Corrigan, Deborah, Mansfield, Jennifer, Ellerton, Peter and Smith, Timothy (2022). Principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education: using expert wisdom and research to frame educational practice. Education Sciences, 12 (10) 728, 728. doi: 10.3390/educsci12100728

Principles of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM education: using expert wisdom and research to frame educational practice

2022

Journal Article

On critical thinking and content knowledge: a critique of the assumptions of cognitive load theory

Ellerton, Peter (2022). On critical thinking and content knowledge: a critique of the assumptions of cognitive load theory. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 43 100975, 100975. doi: 10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100975

On critical thinking and content knowledge: a critique of the assumptions of cognitive load theory

2021

Journal Article

Working from theory: developing the bases of teachers’ critical thinking pedagogies through action research

Hegazy, Hind, Ellerton, Peter, Campos-Remon, Hannah, Zaphir, Luke, Mazzola, Claudio and Brown, Deborah (2021). Working from theory: developing the bases of teachers’ critical thinking pedagogies through action research. Educational Action Research, 31 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/09650792.2021.1877757

Working from theory: developing the bases of teachers’ critical thinking pedagogies through action research

2020

Journal Article

Foundations of the DEFT Project: tertiary educators Developing Expertise Fostering Thinking

Osborn, Judy-anne, Larkins, Jo-Ann, McBain, Bonnie, Ellerton, Peter, Black, Joel, Borwein, Naomi, Breuer, Florian and Roberts, Malcom (2020). Foundations of the DEFT Project: tertiary educators Developing Expertise Fostering Thinking. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 28 (2), 2-15. doi: 10.30722/ijisme.28.02.001

Foundations of the DEFT Project: tertiary educators Developing Expertise Fostering Thinking

2020

Journal Article

Reichenbachian common cause clusters

Mazzola, Claudio, Kinkead, David, Ellerton, Peter and Brown, Deborah (2020). Reichenbachian common cause clusters. Erkenntnis, 87 (4), 1707-1735. doi: 10.1007/s10670-020-00269-6

Reichenbachian common cause clusters

2019

Journal Article

Reasons: a digital argument mapping library for modern browsers

Kinkead, Dave, Brown, Deborah, Ellerton, Peter and Mazzola, Claudio (2019). Reasons: a digital argument mapping library for modern browsers. Journal of Open Source Software, 4 (37), 1044. doi: 10.21105/joss.01044

Reasons: a digital argument mapping library for modern browsers

2018

Journal Article

How to read an ethics paper

Jansen, Melanie and Ellerton, Peter (2018). How to read an ethics paper. Journal of Medical Ethics, 44 (12), 810-813. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-104997

How to read an ethics paper

2018

Journal Article

How do you know that what you know is true? That’s epistemology

Ellerton, Peter (2018, 08 04). How do you know that what you know is true? That’s epistemology

How do you know that what you know is true? That’s epistemology

2018

Journal Article

How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims

Ellerton, Peter (2018, 02 07). How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims

How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims

2018

Journal Article

Deconstructing climate misinformation to identify reasoning errors

Cook, John, Ellerton, Peter and Kinkead, David (2018). Deconstructing climate misinformation to identify reasoning errors. Environmental Research Letters, 13 (2) 024018, 024018. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaa49f

Deconstructing climate misinformation to identify reasoning errors

2017

Journal Article

When it comes to same-sex marriage, not all views deserve respect

Ellerton, Peter (2017, 08 17). When it comes to same-sex marriage, not all views deserve respect

When it comes to same-sex marriage, not all views deserve respect

2017

Journal Article

Film festival reveals the passion, emotion and disappointment that can come with science

Ellerton, Peter (2017, 06 13). Film festival reveals the passion, emotion and disappointment that can come with science

Film festival reveals the passion, emotion and disappointment that can come with science

2017

Journal Article

Facts are not always more important than opinions: here’s why

Ellerton, Peter (2017, 04 18). Facts are not always more important than opinions: here’s why

Facts are not always more important than opinions: here’s why

2017

Journal Article

Shallow impact: when crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose

Ellerton, Peter (2017, 01 31). Shallow impact: when crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose

Shallow impact: when crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose

2016

Journal Article

A very diplomatic Christmas: how to avoid a coup at the dinner table this year

Ellerton, Peter (2016, 12 23). A very diplomatic Christmas: how to avoid a coup at the dinner table this year

A very diplomatic Christmas: how to avoid a coup at the dinner table this year

2016

Journal Article

Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?

Ellerton, Peter (2016, 12 01). Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?

Whose word should you respect in any debate on science?

2016

Journal Article

Post-truth politics and the US election: why the narrative trumps the facts

Ellerton, Peter (2016, 10 10). Post-truth politics and the US election: why the narrative trumps the facts

Post-truth politics and the US election: why the narrative trumps the facts

2016

Journal Article

What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?

Ellerton, Peter (2016, 09 15). What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?

What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?