scholarly journals Prevention of Youth Involvement in Religious and Cult Organizations via the Online Space

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-177
Author(s):  
O.I. Mironova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Before And After

The results of an empirical study related to the problem of preventing the involvement of modern youth in religious and cult organizations through the Internet are presented in the article. An effective tool for preventing the involvement of young people in religious and cult organizations through the Internet space is a specially developed author's program aimed at developing critical thinking, skills to resist manipulation, increasing the level of self-esteem and harmonizing family relations - it is assumed in the research hypothesis. 30 young people included in the control and experimental groups, 15 people in each, acted as respondents. The study included two measurements carried out before and after the implementation of the author's program. The methodology used was "Exposure to manipulation", "Study of general self-esteem", "Critical thinking", "The psychological climate of the family." The effectiveness of the author's program was proved thanks to the comparative analysis of the experimental group before and after the corrective action and the comparative analysis of the experimental and control groups after the experiment.

scholarly journals On the Question of Critical Perception of Information by Young People on the Internet

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Daria Kononovych ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Young People ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The Impact

The modern information age raises the problem of the formation of students ability to self-education, their competence work with different types of information and critical thinking skills in. The article focuses on the definition of critical thinking as an essential element of mental activity of a person at the modern information society; on the study of socio-psychological factors of youth susceptibility to manipulation of consciousness. The critical thinking procedure should provide not just proactive position of its bearer, but his leading role in determining the course and direction of events development. In the situation of informational war only critical thinking can save our consciousness from the impact of the mighty media manipulation. Critical thinking is not just the ability to think, it is the ability to think rationally, the ability to understand our own thoughts, the ability to understand the thoughts of others, the ability to make up your mind to reach the only right decision, consciously assessing the situation. It is defined the peculiarities of formation of critical thinking as a result of social work. The necessity of critical thinking with a view to possibility of information rethinking is substantiated. The author presents the results of a study of the attitude of 317 young people aged 16 to 25 to the Internet. The study also identified the most characteristic human qualities that contribute to the possibility of manipulating it: suggestibility, complexes, self-confidence, the desire to be consistent. The importance of further research was expressed.

scholarly journals Guided Inquiry Lab: Its Effect to Improve Student’s Critical Thinking on Mechanics

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Ade Febri ◽  
Sajidan Sajidan ◽  
Sarwanto Sarwanto ◽  
Dewanto Harjunowibowo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Learning trends in the 21st-century require students to have the ability to sort appropriate information from certain sources. To do this, students must have critical thinking skills. One of the learning models that can facilitate students to think critically is a guided-inquiry lab. Thus, the purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the impact of the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model on students' critical thinking skills on mechanics material. A pre-experimental method employing one group pretest-posttest only design was applied to obtain students' critical thinking skills data before and after the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model. A total of 32 students from a junior high school in the city of Karanganyar, Central Java, were involved as the samples in this study. The data obtained were then analyzed using N-gain calculations. Based on the data analysis, there are 81.25% of students have medium creative thinking skills after being taught with a guided-inquiry lab, meaning there is an increase in the average score of students after being taught using a guided-inquiry lab model. It can be concluded that the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model is effective to improve students' critical thinking skills

scholarly journals The effects of critical thinking instruction through asynchronous learning tools on writing

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Sibel Ayg�n ◽  
Fatih Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Thinking Disposition ◽  
Experimental Group

In writing classes, besides mastering the language items and writing rhetoric, students are required to use some high order thinking skills to be able to write academically. Hence, this study basically aims to see the effectiveness of the use of critical thinking skills on writing achievements of the Turkish EFL students. The purpose of the study is to see if online critical thinking treatment affects students� use of critical thinking skills in their writings. In addition, students� attitudes towards asynchronous learning tools during the study were observed. At the beginning and end of the study, 16 students in control group and 16 students in experimental group answered the questions in the critical thinking disposition scale. In addition to this, their writing performances were evaluated before and after the study. Meanwhile, experimental group students were exposed to 8-week online critical thinking treatment. The data gathered were statistically analysed and the results indicate that while the students� writing performances do not differ significantly before and after the online critical thinking treatment, it has significantly contributed to the studentS� use of critical thinking skills while writing.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDIA LITERACY LEVEL IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND LATVIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Sandra Murinska-Gaile ◽  
Sabahudin Hadžialić
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this paper is to look on level of media literacy and activities in this field in two countries – Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. People are exposed to a flow of diverse content of information and opinions, there it is important to discuss about media education and it`s outcome – the media literacy. Media literacy helps people to analyze, evaluate, and create messages thus develops people's critical and creative abilities. The survey about credibility of mass media, critical use of information, understanding of media literacy in each country, institutions promoting media literacy and the impact of media literacy on political decision making was carried out. The main hypothesis of this case study was that media literacy is basic presumption of the establishing the critical thinking of society of developed democratic consciousness.The comparative analysis showed that sociological aspect in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the deep division in the society itself, with the lack of consensual awareness creates presumption trust completely into the mass media, while in the case of Latvia there is just few answers related to the existing media literacy.

scholarly journals Effect of Differentiated Instruction on the Achievement and Development of Critical Thinking Skills among Sixth-Grade Science Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 77-99
Author(s):  
Mohammad Salih Al-Shehri
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this study was to explore the effect of using a differentiated instruction method on the achievement and development of critical thinking skills among sixth-grade students in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The study used the experimental method through the application of the instructional program on a sample of 50 students, who were chosen purposefully from one school in Abha city. The sample was divided into an experimental group (n = 25), which received instructions using differentiated instruction, and a control group (n = 25), which received instructions using conventional methods. Two tests were developed, an academic achievement test and a critical thinking test, to measure the performance of students before and after using the instructional program. Findings showed an improvement in the academic performance of the experimental group, which were taught using the instructional program based on differentiated instruction. Participants were able to increase their level of critical thinking skills in science. The study recommends using this instructional strategy in different school subjects other than science. The study also recommends training teachers on its implementation in classrooms.

scholarly journals Reflections On Service-Learning, Critical Thinking, And Cultural Competence

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette R. Goldberg ◽  
Kathy L. Coufal
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

In today’s increasingly multicultural society, students need to be prepared for the work world they will encounter. Well-developed critical thinking skills appear essential to needed cultural competence. With its focus on community involvement, deep reflection and civic engagement, the possibility that Service-Learning (SL) could improve students’ critical thinking abilities, and thus contribute to students’ intellectual development and cultural competence, was explored. The critical thinking abilities of a group of 4th and 5th year university students were measured before and after 12 weeks of community-based experiences. The 4th year students were involved in an integrated SL course. The 5th year students had completed the SL course the previous year. There was a significant difference between the two groups with the 5th year students better able to think critically, particularly in deducing conclusions and evaluating arguments. Both quantitative and qualitative data from the two groups revealed a non-linear developmental trajectory of skills that provide insights for professionals in higher education.

scholarly journals The Use of Android-Based PhET Simulation as an Effort to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Faiz Hasyim ◽  
Tjipto Prastowo ◽  
Budi Jatmiko
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

<p class="16">Covid-19 spurs teachers to carry out online learning. This study aimed to analyze the improvement of students' critical thinking skills through online learning based on Android-based PhET Simulation. This research was Quasi-Experimental using one group pre-test and post-test design involving 27 students of class VIII who program science subjects at MTs Alif Laam Miim Surabaya, Indonesia. The research instrument used critical thinking skills tests that have met valid and reliable requirements. Before and after learning activities, students were given a pre-test and a post-test. The data collected was analyzed descriptively quantitatively. The results showed that there was an increase in students' critical thinking skills with an average N-gain of 0.57, in the medium category. The highest N-gain was achieved in the "interpretation" indicator, which is 0.83 in the high category and the lowest in the "analysis" indicator, which is 0.39 in the moderate category. This study concluded that learning science by using an Android-based PhET Simulation can improve the critical thinking skills of junior high school students.</p>

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning (PBL) Based Socioscientific Issue (SSI) to Improve Critical Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muflichatu Nur Fita ◽  
Budi Jatmiko ◽  
Elok Sudibyo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Innovative Solution

The purpose of this research was to see how effective the Problem Based Learning (PBL) based Socioscientific Issues (SSI) is at improving critical thinking skills. The sample used was grade seven in SMPN 4 Lamongan with 2 classes and each class contains 15 students. The design of the learning materials trial used  One-Group pre-test post-test design. Tests of critical thinking skills and student answer sheets were used to collect data. Techniques of data analysis used N-gain, paired t-test, and independent t-test. The result of this research is as follows: The effectiveness in terms of the critical thinking skills test the category increase is high, there is a significant difference between the test before and after learning with PBL based SSI and there is no difference N-gain in the two group classes and students' responses are classified as very good. Based on data analysis, it can be concluded that PBL with SSI is effective to improve critical thinking skills. The implications of this study are PBL-based SSI has the potential to be an innovative solution and alternative for improving critical thinking skills.

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