scholarly journals Critical Thinking and Challenges for Education for Democratic Citizenship: an ethnographic study in primary schools in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 865-886
Author(s):  
Ioanna Noula
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pedagogical Relationships

Abstract: This article reports on an ethnographic multiple case study in Greece. It explores teachers’ practices regarding the education of critically thinking citizens ten years into the implementation of an integrated curriculum reform. By means of classroom observations and semi-structured interviews this research explored the role of critical thinking in the classrooms. Findings suggest that teachers refrain from practices that advance critical thinking skills and pupils’ empowerment. Instead they tend to implement traditional practices, while their work is largely determined by the standards of achievement set by University Entrance Exams and parents’ aspirations. The article concludes that prevailing expectations in the Greek primary school interfere with the development of pedagogical relationships that would promote critical thinking obstructing the attainment of the aims of the integrated curriculum reform and compromising the project for democratic citizenship.

scholarly journals KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MENGGUNAKAN MODEL CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARANING DI SEKOLAH DASAR

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masniladevi Masniladevi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Contextual Teaching

Learning activities in primary schools are still dominated by teachers, consequently the students' critical thinking skills are low. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation and improvement of students' critical thinking skills on the characteristics of wake up flat by using Contextual teaching and learning model. The results showed an improvement in the observation of students' critical thinking skills as well as aspects of teachers and students. The students' critical thinking ability in cycle I was 69 and increased in cycle II to 86. The result of observation of student aspect in cycle I was 76.75% with good qualification, and increased in cycle II to 92% with excellent qualification. It was concluded that, Contextual Teaching And Learning model can improve students' mathematical critical thinking ability.Keywords: critical thinking skills; Contextual Teaching And Learning model

scholarly journals developing children’s reasoning and inquiry, concept analysis, and meaningmaking skills through the community of inquiry

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (30) ◽  
pp. 427-452
Author(s):  
Abigail Thea Canuto
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Philosophy For Children ◽  
Service Training

This paper presents the results of a research done to investigate the effectiveness of Philosophy for Children (P4C), a pedagogy employing philosophical dialogue in a community of inquiry, in a Philippine primary school.  Quantitative analysis of critical thinking skills identified by Sharp and Splitter (1995) as (1) reasoning; (2) concept analysis; and (3) meaning-making revealed that there was a considerable increase in the frequency of the children’s use of such critical thinking skills over the course of fifteen (15) sessions of dialogical inquiry.  Moreover, qualitative analysis of excerpts from the dialogue transcripts accounted for the refinement of the children’s use of the critical thinking skills.  This pioneering work thus calls for further research that will implement P4C in other grade levels and to explore other indicators of development in children’s thinking.  Further, it recommends that primary schools adopt P4C in Philippine basic education curriculum and that teacher education institutions provide teacher training and include P4C for pre-service training.

scholarly journals 5. Transcending Boundaries in Legal Education: A Vehicle for Teaching Students to Think Critically

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Rosalie Jukier
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
Political Geography ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Critical Perspective

Legal education has traditionally been defined by many boundaries.  Characterized by taxonomic structures and doctrinal categories, legal education is, for the most part, still seen as inextricably linked to a particular political geography and state normativity.  The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the pedagogical benefits of shattering established boundaries in legal education.  It will assess how teaching from multiple perspectives in an integrated curriculum inculcates critical thinking skills in students, better enabling them to question assumptions, uncover hidden assumptions, and graduate as independent and innovative legal thinkers.  Focusing on the transsystemic McGill Law Program, this paper will discuss the rewards of engaging students in an intellectually pluralistic and tradition-neutral legal curriculum, one that eschews silos and borders and focuses on creating agile and creative minds in future jurists who will be able to confront contemporary legal issues holistically and with a critical perspective.

scholarly journals The Effect of Group Reading Strategy on Critical Thinking Skills in Thai EFL University Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
Pasara Namsaeng ◽  
Apisak Sukying
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Reading Strategy ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Reading

Group Reading Strategy (GRS), a collaborative reading activity, offers individual contributions to a shared goal using an active learning approach. This mixed-methods research examined the effect of GRS on the critical thinking skills of Thai EFL university learners and explored learners’ perceptions of the GRS process. The critical thinking self-assessment questionnaire, a logbook, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The analysis of the quantitative findings revealed that GRS fostered critical thinking skills in Thai EFL university learners. The results also showed that some intrinsic characteristics of critical thinking skills were cultivated before others. Overall, the current study demonstrated an increase in critical thinking skills through the GRS learning process. The qualitative findings revealed that participants held positive opinions regarding the GRS approach to facilitate active learning environments. Specifically, Thai EFL university participants viewed GRS as peer-assisted learning and a collaborative learning approach, which could, in turn, lessen adverse learning factors. However, some factors, including culture, time-allocation for the GRS process, and types of assessment, also influenced the learning process of GRS activities. Overall, this study indicates that GRS could have an impact on Thai EFL university learners’ critical thinking skills, at least to some extent. However, longitudinal studies are still required in future investigations.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Educational Drama as an Innovative Method to be Adopted by Teachers in Order to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills of Students in Primary School

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Dima ◽  
Eleni Kaiafa ◽  
Asterios Tsiaras
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Drama ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Research Stage

The aim of this study is to examine and determine the extent to which educational drama, as an innovative teaching approach, can cultivate critical thinking of students in primary school. Based on the principles of educational drama, 15 theatrical workshops were designed in relation with and corresponding to the culture and interests of the specific age group. The experimental method that was followed, was designed and implemented in three discrete stages including: the pre-research stage, the main research stage and the results extraction stage. The sample comprising 400 students aged 8-10 has been drawn from six different primary schools in Greece, the subjects of which were randomly selected. Five critical thinking skills were studied, including subtraction, induction, observation, reliability, detection and troubleshooting skills. The qualitative and quantitative data collected was next triangulated in order to lead to the desired result. The results confirmed the main research hypothesis, hence educational drama, as an innovative method, can enhance students' critical thinking in primary school.

scholarly journals KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MENGGUNAKAN MODEL CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARANING DI SEKOLAH DASAR

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masniladevi Masniladevi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Contextual Teaching

Learning activities in primary schools are still dominated by teachers, consequently the students' critical thinking skills are low. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation and improvement of students' critical thinking skills on the characteristics of wake up flat by using Contextual teaching and learning model. The results showed an improvement in the observation of students' critical thinking skills as well as aspects of teachers and students. The students' critical thinking ability in cycle I was 69 and increased in cycle II to 86. The result of observation of student aspect in cycle I was 76.75% with good qualification, and increased in cycle II to 92% with excellent qualification. It was concluded that, Contextual Teaching And Learning model can improve students' mathematical critical thinking ability.Keywords: critical thinking skills; Contextual Teaching And Learning model

scholarly journals Mengeksplorasi Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dan Rasa Ingin Tahu Siswa Melalui Kegiatan Laboratorium Inquiry Sederhana

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Iseu Laelasari ◽  
Yusuf Hilmi Adisendjaja
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Laboratory Activity ◽  
Design Objects ◽  
Red Bean ◽  
The Right

<strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Exploring Critical Thinking And Students Curiosity Through Simple Inquiry Laboratory Activity</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN">. This study is a preliminary research to explore critical thinking skills and students curiosity of primary school in understanding science through simple inquiry laboratory activities. Participants are 20 students of 4<sup>th</sup> grade from one of the primary schools in Bandung. The researcher uses descriptive method to describe student activity during learning, student idea, and student's response in learning, obtained through personal communication, student worksheet and questionnaire. In the first lab activity, researchers used plasticine to explore students' ideas for design 3 objects for exploring science concept namely "floating, drifting and sinking. In the second activity students are directed to apply the concept that has been obtained in the first activity, which is they should selecting and classify red bean and corn with good quality and bad quality that used to be seeds. The results show that critical thinking ability and students curiosity begin look when they design objects that are expected for floating and drifting. Students are enthusiastic about experimenting and trying to recreate if their plasticine design fails. Trial and error activities are also stimulate them to continue their idea to find the right design objects. That concepts can be applied by student in daily life to select and classify seeds with good and less quality, and they are enthusiastic to plant it and compare it growth. Results also show that students enjoy  learning, not sleepy and bored, and feel challenged</span><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="width: 305.95pt; border-top: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="408"><p class="Abstrakabstract"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Exploring Critical Thinking And Students Curiosity Through Simple Inquiry Laboratory Activity</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN">. This study is a preliminary research to explore critical thinking skills and students curiosity of primary school in understanding science through simple inquiry laboratory activities. Participants are 20 students of 4<sup>th</sup> grade from one of the primary schools in Bandung. The researcher uses descriptive method to describe student activity during learning, student idea, and student's response in learning, obtained through personal communication, student worksheet and questionnaire. In the first lab activity, researchers used plasticine to explore students' ideas for design 3 objects for exploring science concept namely "floating, drifting and sinking. In the second activity students are directed to apply the concept that has been obtained in the first activity, which is they should selecting and classify red bean and corn with good quality and bad quality that used to be seeds. The results show that critical thinking ability and students curiosity begin look when they design objects that are expected for floating and drifting. Students are enthusiastic about experimenting and trying to recreate if their plasticine design fails. Trial and error activities are also stimulate them to continue their idea to find the right design objects. That concepts can be applied by student in daily life to select and classify seeds with good and less quality, and they are enthusiastic to plant it and compare it growth. Results also show that students enjoy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>learning, not sleepy and bored, and feel challenged</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

scholarly journals Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking Skills at Tertiary Level: Students’ Perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1 2021) ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
Amina Čeho Osmanović
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Language Classroom

Through the implementation of structured interviews, this study design sought to investigate the students’ perceptions about the critical thinking skills infusion at English as a foreign language classroom. The purpose of this analysis is to focus on the underlying logical dimensions and perceptions of high and low critical thinking test scorers, and to discover how and why they differ. This research problem has been investigated qualitatively. Students were divided into two groups: the high and the low critical thinking test achievers. The results indicated the lack of differences in students’ answers about the quality of teaching processes and assessment methods that promote critical thinking in English language classroom. To ensure better validity of the results, a larger number of participants should be included.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS DAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP IPA SISWA SD DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Widdy Sukma Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Model Problem ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Science Concept ◽  
Comparison Data

Abstract:. The study reported an increase in critical thinking skill and mastery of science concept in Cisomang 2 primary schools through Problem Based Learning Model.  critical thinking skills Indicators that are used in this study refers to a theory that developed by Ennis, while the  Bloom categorization is used as an indicator of mastery of science concepts. This study uses pretest value and postest value to see the comparison. Data analysis performed in this study is calculate the n-gain increase. From the research results, there is an increased critical thinking skills and mastery sciece concepts after using model Problem Based Learning. Based on research result, there are the increase of critical thinking average after the problem based learning model gived to student and the result is30.70,while the mastery science concept 32,17. Abstrak: Penelitian ini melaporkan  peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan penguasaan konsep IPA peserta didik di SD Negeri Cisomang 2 dengan menggunakan model Problem Based Learning. Indikator kemampuan berpikir kritis yang digunakan pada penelitian ini mengacu pada teori yang dikembangkan oleh Ennis, sedangkan kategorisasi Bloom digunakan sebagai indikator penguasaan konsep IPA. Penelitian ini menggunakan nilai pretest (sebelum pembelajaran) dan nilai posttest (setelah pembelajaran) untuk melihat perbandingan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan penguasaan konsep peserta didik.  Analisis data yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini adalah melihat peningkatan N-gain dari hasil instrumen yang sebelumnya dilakukan uji homogenitas dan uji-t dengan program SPSS 18. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan, didapatkan hasil peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis setelah pembelajaran dengan rata-rata peningkatan 30,70 sementara untuk hasil tes penguasaan konsep terjadi peningkatan dengan rata-rata 32,17. Baik kemampuan berpikir kritis maupun penguasaan konsep terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan.

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