Developing the Critical Thinking Skills in Pre-Service Primary School Teachers: Application of School and Teacher-Themed Movies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alper Taşkaya ◽  
Feyza Çavuşoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers

scholarly journals Teacher education program supporting critical thinking skills: a case of primary school teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (41) ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Sevgi Celik
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers

This quantitative study investigates the needs of primary school teachers for better Teacher Education Program supporting critical thinking skills. The study was carried out at four different public and private primary and secondary schools in Erbil, Iraq, during the 2019–2020 academic year, when the COVID-19 pandemic caused the suspensión of classes and the closure of educational centers. An online survey was conducted with 48 physics, mathematics, Kurdish, and social science teachers to gather data regarding how teachers support students’ critical thinking skills in the classroom. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and revealed that teachers were inefficient in encouraging students to use critical thinking skills in the classroom. The findings indicated that teachers require training to improve skills such as open-mindedness, asking high-level questions, questioning information accuracy and reliability, and searching for causes or evidence. Hence, the study proposes a teacher education program to supporting critical thinking.

scholarly journals IMPROVEMENT OF MATHEMATICAL CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING REACT STRATEGY

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldi Fajri N ◽  
Taufina Taufina
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability

The purpose of this research is to find out the improvement of students' mathematical critical thinking skills in elementary school students by using the REACT strategy. This research is a classroom action research conducted in class IV at SDN 02 VII Koto Sungai Sarik Padang Pariaman . The results showed that there was an increase in students' mathematical critical thinking skills starting from the initial ability of 43.67, cycle 1 gained an average of 68.56, and cycle 2 gets an average of 83.37. So it can be concluded that there is an increase in mathematical critical thinking skills of elementary school students by using the REACT strategy. This study recommends that primary school teachers can use the REACT strategy as an effort to improve mathematical critical thinking skills of elementary school students.

scholarly journals Israeli Primary School Teachers' Attitudes towards Using Digital Educational Games in Classroom: Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 3293-3304
Author(s):  
Fathi Mohsen Shamma
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This study investigated the Israeli primary school teachers' attitudes towards using digital educational games in classroom. Through adopting a descriptive analytical approach, the required made sure that the goals of this research. The researcher employed the purposive sampling method for selecting a sample. The selected sample consists from 300female and male primaryIsraeli primary school teachers. Those teachers were selected from 25 primary schools. Those schools are located in the Northern District in Israel. Questionnaire forms were distributed via email to the selected teachers. 288 forms were retrieved. The response rate is 96%. Through the use of the SPSS software, the data collected from the sampled teaches were analysed. The researcher concluded that Israeli primary school teachers show positive attitudes towards using digital educational games in classroom.  Such use improves students’ leadership, problem solving and critical thinking skills and raise their self-confidence and academic achievement levels. However, it doesn’t allow instructors to identify the extent of progress achieved by learner. The researcher recommends providing teachers in Israel with professional development courses about modern teaching methods and the significance of employing digital educational games.

Primary school teachers’ experiences of teaching strategies that promote pupils’ critical thinking

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Loredana Lombardi ◽  
Valérie Thomas ◽  
Julie Rodeyns ◽  
Frederick Jan Mednick ◽  
Free De Backer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences

scholarly journals The Impact of Online Mentoring in Implementing RADEC Learning to the Elementary School Teachers’ Competence in Training Students’ Critical Thinking Skills: A Case Study During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-356
Author(s):  
H. Lestari ◽  
W. Sopandi ◽  
U. S. Sa'ud ◽  
B. Musthafa ◽  
D. Budimansyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to describe the impact of online mentoring activities in implementing the RADEC (Read, Answer, Discuss, Explain, and Create) learning model on the competence of elementary school teachers in training students’ critical thinking skills. The method was a pre-experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design involving 25 elementary school teachers in Indonesia. The teachers received online mentoring in implementing RADEC learning model. The research instrument was a questionnaire to measure teachers’ knowledge and skills in training critical thinking. The data processing technique was carried out by calculating the mean and the percentage of each item to obtain a description of the teachers’ knowledge and skills in training students’ critical thinking before and after treatment. The data were analyzed inferentially with a paired sample t-test using SPSS version 22 software to see the impact of the treatment on teachers’ competence in training critical thinking. Based on the results of the paired-sample t-test, for both the knowledge and skills aspects, the probability value (sig) was 0.00 <0.05. This result means that there was a significant difference in the knowledge and skills of teachers in training students’ critical thinking skills before and after mentoring activities. The study results indicate that the online mentoring in implementing the RADEC learning model improved teachers’ competence in training elementary school students’ critical thinking skills. 

scholarly journals Peningkatan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis dan Hasil Belajar Siswa SD dengan Menerapkan Strategi Everyone Is A Teacher Here pada Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Mochamad Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Teacher Students ◽  
Cognitive Study ◽  
Cooperative Models

The purpose of this research was assess the activity of teachers, students, enhancement of critical thinking skils student,  results cognitive study, and to know student respon for learning that applied “Everyone  is a Teacher Here”strategy for cooperative models. Research used Classroom Action Research (CAR)methods. The subjects and the location of research was fourth grade students of  Hidayatul Mubtadiin Primary School, amounting to 26 students.The instrument used in this research consisted of sheet of observation teachers activities, sheets of observation of students avtivities, critical thinking skills test, cognitive results studies test, sheets of observation of afective results studies test, sheets of observation of psicomotoric results studies test, and sheets of respons students. The result showed that the activity of teacher, students, critical thinking skills, and the student’s results  study was increase significantly during two cycles with their respective percentage of completeness. Learning of applying “Everyone  is a Teacher Here” strategy for Cooperative models got positive respons from students so worthy to be applied by the teacher.

scholarly journals Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Critical Thinking in KSSR Classroom and Its Importance to Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.15) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
Wirawani Kamarulzaman ◽  
Rosnani Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Curriculum ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Colour Coding

Critical thinking is one of the 21st century skills that should be equipped to students to prepare them with the challenges ahead. Teachers should be prepared to teach them these skills and their understanding of the concept itself should be explored. Thus, the objectives of the study are to investigate teachers’ understanding of critical thinking in KSSR (Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah: New Primary School Curriculum) classroom and to explore their perception on the importance of the skills to student. Six primary school teachers were interviewed and transcriptions were made. The data was analyzed through colour coding and themes were emerged from the analysis. The findings found that teachers view critical thinking as the ability to gather information, express thoughts, solve problems and analyze. They were found the skills are important for students as it helps them apply knowledge and make decisions. It is hoped that in future research, the definition of critical thinking could be collected quantitatively from teachers. The study will be benefited to teachers to improve teaching method by understanding the concept itself.   

scholarly journals Mapping Higher Order Thinking Skills of Prospective Primary School Teachers in Facing Society 5.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Dini Ramadhani ◽  
Ary Kiswanto Kenedi ◽  
Yullys Helsa ◽  
Ciptro Handrianto ◽  
Muhammad Rizki Wardana
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

scholarly journals Critical Thinking Skills Reviewed from Communication Skills of the Primary School Students in STEM-Based Project-Based Learning Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-320
Author(s):  
Zaini Oktavia ◽  
Saiful Ridlo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Critical Thinker ◽  
Public Primary School

Critical thinking skills are important to practice early on in elementary school. It is believed that STEM based education could  trigger the students to more critical. Individuals who have critical thinking skills will be able to communicate well. Many research results show that critical thinking skills can be stimulated by applying project-based learning in class. This research aims to describe critical thinking skills based on communication skills by using STEM-based Project-Based Learning. The research is a mixed-methods study. The population of this research consisted of fifth graders of Public Primary School 3 Pakis. The research instruments used were critical thinking skills tests, communication skills questionnaires and interview guidelines. The quantitative data was selected by purposive sampling technique. The qualitative data was based on the communication skills levels: high, moderate, and low. Based on the triangulation data it shows that students with high critical thinking skills reached the aspect of analyzing arguments; the moderate level could achieved simple aspects of explanation; while the lower level critical thinker only reaches the aspect of focusing questions. The STEM approach applied in project-based learning is able to encourage students to be able to communicate verbally and improve their critical thinking skills in solving problems.

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