Redefining Scientific Thinking for Higher Education: Higher-Order Thinking, Evidence-Based Reasoning

PART I. Components of scientific thinking in higher education.- Chapter 1. Broadening the theory of scientific thinking for higher education; Mari Murtonen.- Chapter 2. The roles of epistemic understanding and research conceptions in students' scientific thinking; Heidi Salmento and Mari Murtonen.- Chapter 3. Enhancing scientific thinking through the development of critical thinking in higher education; Heidi Hyytinen, Auli Toom and Richard J. Shavelson.- Chapter 4. Evidence-based thinking for scientific thinking; Rebecca Shargel and Lisa Twiss.- PART II. Challenges for the development of scientific thinking in Higher Education.- Chapter 5. Students' difficulties during research methods training acting as potential barriers to their development of scientific thinking; Kieran Balloo.- Chapter 6. Threshold concepts of research in teaching scientific thinking; Margaret Kiley.- Chapter 7. The acculturation and engagement of undergraduate students in scientific thinking through research methods; Anesa Hosein and Namrata Rao.- PART III. Fostering the development of scientific thinking in higher education.- Chapter 8. Expertise development and scientific thinking; Erno Lehtinen, Jake McMullen and Hans Gruber.- Chapter 9. Developing scientific thinking and research skills through the research thesis or dissertation; Gina Wisker.- Chapter 10. Developing scientific thinking towards inclusive knowledge-building communities; Angela Brew, Lilia Mantai and April Miles.