Minding the Media and Analyzing the Agenda: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Social Work Undergraduates

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Reasoning Process ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
The Media

Although most students rely on the media as a primary source of information, many of them may lack the reasoning ability to make intelligent decisions about its form or content. When there is a decrease in the cognitive complexity of the reasoning process, there is a propensity toward stereotyping and prejudice as well as cynicism and despair. As social work educators, we must teach students critical thinking skills so that they become “mindful” of the nature of the media and how it sets the political agenda in this country. We must employ teaching strategies that help students to understand the media and use it effectively, both as consumers and producers of information and images. The mindful reasoning process will empower students to analyze a complex social problem, to construct a reasoned response, and to advocate effectively for humane social welfare policies.

scholarly journals Development of Physics Edutainment Website to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Sania Salsabila ◽  
Abd. Kholiq
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Is Development

During the Covid-19 pandemic that swept the world including Indonesia, and to improve students' critical thinking skills, it is necessary to have supporting media in the learning process as an edutainment website. This study intends to determine the validity of the edutainment website developed in physics lessons to improve student's critical thinking skills. The research method used is development research with the DDD-E model. This research was only limited to media development, and no practicality and effectiveness tests were carried out. In this study, the validity data were obtained from the results of validation by expert and were analyzed by descriptive quantitative using the category of Likert scale percentage. If the percentage of each aspect is ≥ 61%, then the edutainment website developed can be declared valid. The results of this study are the percentage of validity in the learning aspect of 90.30%, the material aspect of 90.56%, the media aspect of 88.65%, and the critical thinking aspect of 84.70%. Based on this, it can be concluded that the edutainment website is very valid so that it can be used as a physics learning media to improve students' critical thinking skills. The edutainment website can be an alternative learning media by utilizing information technology and hopefully in further research, it can apply edutainment website and perform practicality and effectiveness tests for learning both in class and distance learning

scholarly journals Developing Guided Discovery Learning-Based Neurodroid Learning Media for Critical Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-264
Author(s):  
Amelia Lestari ◽  
Elsa Lisanti ◽  
Rizhal Hendi Ristanto
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Ion Pump ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
The Media ◽  
Biology Learning

This study aimed to develop guided discovery learning-based android learning media to improve critical thinking skills. The developed biology learning media was applied to the nervous system material. The discussion of the physiology of the nervous system is one of the difficult biological materials to understand because it includes the organization and structure of neurons and their functions, ion pump mechanisms when neurons are at rest, action potential mechanisms, mechanisms for neurons to communicate with other cells in the synapses, and organization of the nervous system. This study used research and development (RD) with a method developed by Thiagarajan, namely the 4D model with stages: define, design, develop and disseminate. The stages of this study are limited to the development stage. The results showed that the media was feasible with media, language, and a material expert validation of   3.5, 3.8, and 3.3, respectively.

scholarly journals Is hidrorium able to improve the students’ critical thinking skills?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Dedy Dwi Setyawan ◽  
Ali Mustadi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Test Items ◽  
High Category ◽  
Test Instrument ◽  
The Media ◽  
Very High ◽  
Passing Grade

The condition of the students’ critical thinking skills in the Kowangbinangun State Elementary School has impacted their learning results. Departing from this situation, a study for improving the students’ critical thinking skills and learning results by using hidrorium as the media should be conducted. Within the conduct of the study, the approach that had been adopted was the classroom action research. Then, the instruments that had been implemented were the test instrument, namely the test items for measuring the achievement of the students’ learning results, and the non-test instrument, namely the assignment assessment rubric for measuring the students’ critical thinking skills level. Furthermore, the data analysis method that had been adopted was the descriptive-comparativee method. Within the first cycle, 4% of the students belonged to the “Very High” category, 14% of the students belonged to the “High” category, and 82% of the students belonged to the “Low” category; as a result, 33% of the students met the passing grade while 67% of the students did not meet the passing grade. The research in the first cycle improved the students’ critical thinking skills and thus 14% of the students belonged to the “Very High” category, 57% of the students belonged to the “High” category, and 29% of the students belonged to the “Low” category. Following up the improvement, the learning results of the students showed that 64% of the students met the passing grade whereas 36% of the students did not meet the passing grade. In the second cycle, the students’ critical thinking skills also improved since 86% of the students belonged to the “Very High” category and 14% of the students belonged to the “High” category. Thus, the students’ learning results improved as well with 82% of the students met the passing grade and 18% of the students did not meet the passing grade.

People First: A Case Study in Partnering with the Community

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Bordelon
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
People First

This case study demonstrates the process by which a class composed of senior social work students learns macro practice values and skills by partnering with a community organization. The products of this collaboration emerge from the real-life problem scenario in which students, community partners, and the social work educator collaborate to develop the skills necessary to resolve problems. Through community partnership, social work educators are in the position to expand the opportunities for students to develop critical thinking skills, and provide opportunities to practice community organization within the classroom setting.

A Comparison of the Critical Thinking Skills of BSW and MSW Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh G. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Skill ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education's standards requires the teaching and measurement of critical thinking skills at both the baccalaureate and masters level of social work education. How to measure those skills is a difficult question for educators. Equally difficult is determining whether the skills are being taught to social work students. This research is the result of a study begun in 1998 that compared scores on the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) of recently graduated BSW students and MSW students who had completed their degree or were in their last semester. Surprisingly, little difference seems to exist between the critical thinking skill levels of BSW and MSW students.

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 PENGEMBANGAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATERI JENIS-JENIS PEKERJAAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 826
Author(s):  
Tiara Ayu Rahma Illahi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Media ◽  
Feasibility Test

ABSTRACTThis study aims to develop learning media using interactive multimedia on the material types of work to improve the critical thinking skills of grade IV elementary school students. This type of research is qualitative and quantitative with the development model using Dick and Carrey. The results of the feasibility test of interactive multimedia products are categorized as feasible because the results of media validation testing, materials, individual tests and small groups show very good categories. For the practical aspect of the development of learning media is categorized very well because the category of the results of the implementation of learning outcomes and classroom learning activity has a range between 3.5-4.0. And for the aspect of the effectiveness of the media tested using t test, the result is obtained ttable value of 2.024 and tcount of 2.435, t-count> t-table means that there is a significant difference critical thinking skills by using interactive multimedia in learning on the material types of work grade IV students at SDN Baturono. Keywords: Interactive Multimedia, Types of Works, Critical Thinking Feasibility, Practicality, Effectivenes. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran menggunakan multimedia interaktif pada materi jenis-jenis pekerjaan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas IV sekolah dasar. Jenis penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan model pengembangan menggunakan Dick and Carrey. Hasil pengujian kelayakan produk multimedia interaktif ini dikategorikan layak karena hasil dari pengujian validasi media, materi, uji perorangan dan kelompok kecil menunjukkan kategori sangat baik. Untuk segi kepraktisan pengembangan media pembelajaran ini dikategorikan sangat baik karena kategori skor hasil keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dan aktivitas belajar siswa kelas memiliki rentang antara 3,5–4,0. Dan untuk segi keefektifan media diuji menggunakan uji t, hasilnya adalah diperoleh nilai ttabel sebesar 2,024 dan thitung sebesar 2,435, nilai thitung > ttabel berarti bahwa maka terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan kemampuan berpikir kritis dengan menggunakan multimedia interaktif dalam pembelajaran pada materi jenis-jenis pekerjaan siswa kelas IV SDN Baturono Kata Kunci: Multimedia Interaktif, Jenis-Jenis Pekerjaan, Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis, Kelayakan, Kepraktisan, Keefektifan.

Are We Teaching Critical Thinking in the Classroom?

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Kersting ◽  
Ann Marie Mumm
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Generalist Practice ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) requires social work programs to integrate critical thinking into their curriculum (CSWE, 1992). This article reports results from a pilot study designed to assess how well students integrate critical thinking skills after a one-semester generalist practice course. Forty-six students completed a pre- and posttest assessing critical-thinking skills and their attitudes about critical thinking. The results show some minimal changes in critical thinking. It is concluded that critical thinking is a difficult set of skills to develop and it requires more than a single, one-semester course to develop those skills. We suggest changes in teaching methodology. The article concludes with a discussion of issues regarding measurement of critical thinking for future research.

scholarly journals ‘You Can’t Say That!’: Critical Thinking, Identity Politics, and the Social Work Academy

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Jane Fenton ◽  
Mark Smith
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills

Recent years have witnessed an eruption of what have been termed culture wars, often converging around the messier aspects of interpersonal relationships and corresponding identity issues that are complex, sensitive, and contested. These are emotive topics that are often colonised by activist groups, and consequently have become enveloped in particular regimes of truth and assertive identity politics. They are often also, by their nature, the kind of issues that are central to social work practice. This can lead to pressure on social workers and social work students to think that these orthodoxies ought to underpin and define the profession, which in turn can lead to the silencing of alternative opinions and the closing down of dissent. This article seeks to locate identity politics in a political and cultural context. It goes on to set out classic arguments for free speech, viewpoint diversity, and for the need for social work to embrace and engage with such. It explores the notion that the closing down of debate about contentious issues, the disincentives that exist to expressing controversial opinions, and the uncritical adoption of ideological orthodoxies work against the development of the critical thinking skills that are essential for social work practice.

scholarly journals Developing HOT-LAB-Based Physics Practicum E-Module to improve Practicing critical thinking skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Riki Putra Purnama ◽  
Rena Agustina Denya ◽  
Pina Pitriana ◽  
Shidiq Andhika ◽  
Moh Diki Dermawan Setia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
The Media

Practicum activity is a scientific process to find out a phenomenon or validate a concept. HOT-LAB in laboratory activities is useful in improving 4C skills, including Critical Thinking Skills. The number of Modules or E-Modules that use a cookbook of guided laboratory inquiries was less to increase the 4C Skills in supporting the 21st Century skills. This study aimed to design, create and find out the effect of using HOT-LAB-based E-Modules to improve the students’ Critical Thinking Skills. The research method was the ADDIE RnD. Invalidation stage, E-Module that was validated by material and media validators, stated effective, so it was feasible to continue to data collection of students. Data of Critical Thinking Skills used 30 students as subjects whose raw data was analyzed using statistical tests. E-Module obtained a validity score of 83.33% on the material validation and 84.6% on the media validation. Moreover, the statistical test showed that there is a significant change in implementing E-Module, which means that the HOT-LAB-based E-Module improved the students' Critical Thinking Skills.

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