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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

Book Chapter

Critical thinking

Ellerton, Peter, Leibovitch, Yael and Brown, Deborah (2024). Critical thinking. Teaching Middle Years. (pp. 244-256) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003458586-19

Critical thinking

2024

Book Chapter

Assessing in the Age of AI

Lodge, Jason M., Ellerton, Peter, Zaphir, Luke and Brown, Deborah (2024). Assessing in the Age of AI. Artificial Intelligence Applications in K-12. (pp. 24-37) New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003440192-3

Assessing in the Age of AI

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

2021

Book Chapter

Creativity and critical thinking

Ellerton, Peter and Kelly, Robert (2021). Creativity and critical thinking. Education in the 21st Century: STEM, Creativity and Critical Thinking. (pp. 9-27) edited by Amanda Berry, Cathy Buntting, Deborah Corrigan, Richard Gunstone and Alister Jones. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-85300-6_2

Creativity and critical thinking

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

Book Chapter

Critical Thinking in Adolescence

Ellerton, Peter (2019). Critical Thinking in Adolescence. The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. (pp. 1-1) edited by S. Hupp and J. Jewell. London, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119171492.wecad370

Critical Thinking in Adolescence

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

2019

Other Outputs

Teaching for thinking: explaining pedagogical expertise in the development of the skills, values and virtues of inquiry

Ellerton, Peter (2019). Teaching for thinking: explaining pedagogical expertise in the development of the skills, values and virtues of inquiry. PhD Thesis, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.211

Teaching for thinking: explaining pedagogical expertise in the development of the skills, values and virtues of inquiry

2019

Other Outputs

Understanding our political nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making

Mair, D., Smillie, L., La Placa, G., Schwendinger, F., Raykovska, M., Pasztor, Z., van Bavel, R. and Ellerton, Peter (Expert Contributor) (2019). Understanding our political nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making. Science for Policy Luxembourg, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union. doi: 10.2760/374191

Understanding our political nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making

2019

Other Outputs

Detailed list of studies identified in systematic review of published research examining the critical thinking of higher education students

Lodge, Jason, Pezaro, Charlotte, Brown, Deborah, Kent, Kirsty, Corbett, Brooklyn and Ellerton, Peter (2019). Detailed list of studies identified in systematic review of published research examining the critical thinking of higher education students. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.964

Detailed list of studies identified in systematic review of published research examining the critical thinking of higher education students

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