scholarly journals Critical Thinking Exercises in the Classroom are Helpful but not Sufficient for Improving Critical Thinking Test Scores

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Heather L Coates
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Educational Testing Service

A Review of: Wallace, E. D., & Jefferson, R. N. (2013). Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Information Seeking Success. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 19(3): 246-255. Objective – To determine whether a series of workbook exercises contributed to improved critical thinking test scores. Design – Post-test design with a quasi-experimental control group. Setting – Military college in the United States of America. Subjects – 76 undergraduates enrolled in a required freshman orientation seminar. Methods – Approximately one third of the enrolled participants (n=26) were provided with a copy of the book Critical Thinking: Building the Basics. A subset of exercises was completed independently over three to four class sessions during the first three weeks of the semester. The control group (n=50) did not receive any critical skills thinking instruction. The iCritical Thinking Skills Test, an online exam provided by Educational Testing Service (ETS), was administered to both groups during a class session. The exam consists of 7 types of tasks: define, access, evaluate, manage, integrate, create, communicate, evaluated using 14 tasks based on real-world scenarios. Main Results – Approximately 20% (15) of all students passed the test, 9 from the intervention group and 6 from the control group. Significant differences were detected between the groups on the Integrate and Manage subtests. The range for individual subtests and total scores was wide. Scores for two of the seven subtests, Create and Evaluate, showed the greatest amount of variability; the Communicate subtest scores had the least. Conclusion – Limitations of the study include potential motivational differences between the groups. Students who completed workbook exercises appeared to be motivated to do well on the test, while those who did not seemed less motivated. The effectiveness of exercises in developing critical thinking skills in this study will persuade administrators to consider using such exercises in the classroom.

scholarly journals Effect of Concept Mapping Education on Critical Thinking Skills of Medical Students: A Quasi-experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslami Maryam ◽  
Dehghani Mohammadreza ◽  
Shakurnia Abdolhussein ◽  
Ramezani Ghobad ◽  
Kojuri Javad
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental

BACKGROUND፡ Fostering critical thinking (CT) is one of the most important missions in medical education. Concept mapping is a method used to plan and create medical care through a diagrammatic representation of patient problems and medical interventions. Concept mapping as a general method can be used to improve CT skills in medical students. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of concept mapping on CT skills of medical students.METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 100 second-year medical students which take an anatomy course. Participants were randomly assigned into a control group (lecture-based) and an intervention group (concept mapping). CT levels of medical students were assessed using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test. Data were analyzed using independent sample t-test.RESULTS: Before intervention, CT scores of the intervention and control groups were 6.68 ± 2.55 and 6.64±2.74, respectively, and after intervention, they were 11.64±2.29 and 10.04 ± 3.11, respectively. Comparison of mean score differences for both groups before and after intervention demonstrated that CT scores in the experimental group significantly increased after intervention (P=0.021).CONCLUSIONS: Medical students who were taught through concept mapping showed an increase in CT scores, compared with those in the control group. Medical students require effective CT skills in order to make sound knowledge-based assessment and treatment choices during patient care. Therefore, instructors and planners of medical education are expected to apply this educational strategy for developing CT skills in medical students.

scholarly journals PENGARUH TUTOR SEBAYA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS FISIKA SISWA SMA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Evi Durotun Nasihah ◽  
Supeno Supeno ◽  
Albertus Djoko Lesmono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Peer Tutoring ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

The application of problem based learning in the classroom often experiences obstacles, primarily to teach high-level thinking skills, such as critical thinking skills. To overcome these obstacles, in this study we tried the use of peer tutors to guide their friends in a collaborative group when solving problems. This study aims to describe the impact of peer tutoring in problem-based learning on the critical thinking skills of high school physics students. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design. The sample of this research is class X MIPA 3 and X MIPA 4 SMAN 4 Jember. One class was given treatment using problem-based learning accompanied by peer tutoring, while one other class only used problem-based learning. Data about critical thinking skills were obtained from the posttest at the end of learning which was then analyzed using the Independent Sample T-test on SPSS 23. The statistical test results stated that there were differences between the average values of the experimental class and the control class. Thus, it is concluded that peer tutoring in the problem-based learning model has a significant effect on critical thinking skills. The essential aspect of thinking skills with the highest value lies in interpreting skills.

scholarly journals Efektivitas Model Pembelajaran 3CM (Cool-Critical-Creative-Meaningfull) terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMP

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-224
Author(s):  
Titania Mega Rizti ◽  
Erlina Prihatnani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Randomized Control

AbstrakPembelajaran matematika diharapkan dapat mengasah kemampuan berpikir kritis, meskipun pembelajaran secara daring. Penelitian bertujuan menerapkan salah satu model pembelajaran yang menekankan pada aspek berpikir kritis yaitu model 3CM (Cool-Critical-Creative-Meaningfull) pada materi bangun ruang sisi datar dan menganalisis dampaknya terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa SMPN di Salatiga, sampelnya 82 siswa dari SMPN 1 Salatiga dan SMPN 6 Salatiga yang dibagi menjadi kelompok eksperimen 1 dan 2. Desain penelitian eksperimen semu ini adalah randomized control grup pretest-postest design. Instrumen tes berbentuk 7 soal uraian, terdiri dari pretest dan posttest dengan rubrik penilaian berdasarkan aspek Focus, Reason, Inference, Situation, Clarity, and Overview. Uji hipotesis menunjukkan penerapan model pembelajaran 3CM dengan dua jenis kegiatan creative yang berbeda yaitu berbasis project dan berbasis problems posing menghasilkan kemampuan berpikir kritis yang sama. Penerapan 3CM dimungkinkan untuk menggunakan dua jenis kegiatan tersebut dalam melakukan aspek creative guna mengasah kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa.  The Effectiveness of The 3 CM (Cool-Critical-Creative-Meaningful) Learning Model on The Critical Thinking Ability of SMP StudentsAbstractMathematics learning is expected to hone thinking skills, although learning must be done boldly. This study aims to apply a learning model that emphasizes the critical thinking aspect, namely the 3CM (Cool-Critical-Creative-Meaningful) model on the flat-sided building material, and analyze its impact on students' critical thinking skills. The study population was all students of SMPN in Salatiga, the sample was 82 students from SMPN 1 Salatiga and SMPN 6 Salatiga who were divided into experimental 1 and 2 groups. This quasi-experimental research design was a randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The test instrument is in the form of a description of 7 questions consisting of a pretest and posttest with a rubric based on aspects Focus, Reason, Inference, Situation, Clarity, and Overview. Hypothesis testing that the application of the 3CM learning model with different types of Creative (based on project and problems posing) activities results in the same critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING DITINJAU DARI KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA SD

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Retno Triningsih ◽  
Mawardi Mawardi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of conducting this research is to compare the effectiveness of the Problem Based Learning learning model and the Project Based Learning learning model in terms of the critical thinking skills of elementary students. This type of research used in this research is Quasi Experimental with experimental design of Post test-Only Control Group Design. The population in the study were 164 five grade students in Diponegoro Salatiga Cluster, while the sample is 111 students of five grade students in SDN Mangunsari 01, SDN Mangunsari 03, and SDN Mangunsari 05. The results obtained from this study are based on descriptive statistics where the average implementation of the Problem Based Learning learning model is 92.46, while the average implementation of the Project Based Learning learning model is 85.15. the results of critical thinking skills in the Problem Based Learning model are higher than the Project Based Learning learning model reinforced by the T test results obtained by the Sig. (2-tailed) of 0, 047 0.05 thus there is a significant difference between the two groups.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH (PBM) DALAM SETTING PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE TGT DAN GI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS DAN HASIL BELAJAR KIMIA PESERTA DIDIK SMAN 1 AIKMEL

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baiq Ismayawati ◽  
Agus Abhi Purwoko ◽  
Muntari
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Skills Learning

This study aims to describe the differences in critical thinking skills and chemistry learning achievement between learners who follow the model of problem-based learning (PBL) in cooperative learning settings TGT and GI at the rate of material reaction. The research is a quasi-experimental research design with pretest-posttest non equivalent control group designe with sample XI IPA 1 and XI IPA 2 are determined by random selection technique based on similarity mean value of daily tests I. Experiential learning and learner response is estimated to affect more significant learning achievement in the classroom PBM setting GI as evidenced by the average N-Gain learning outcomes in the classroom PBM setting GI of 0.43 and the average N-Gain learning achievement in the classroom PBM setting TGT of 0.32. The differences are also evidenced by the results of the hypothesis test showed a significance value of 0.002 (p <0.05). While based on the calculation of the average critical thinking skills in mind that PBM setting TGT has a more significant effect than the PBM GI settings as evidenced by the difference in the value of critical thinking skills after learning process (posttest) and prior to the learning process (pretest) on PBM classroom setting TGT and PBM GI settings are respectively 19.93 and 14.42. While the test is based on differences in critical thinking skills, it is known that there are differences between classes of critical thinking skills PBM settings TGT and PBM settings GI as evidenced by the significant value of 0.018 (p <0.05).Keywords: PBM setting TGT, PBM setting GI, critical thinking skills, learning achievement of chemistry.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MODEL BASED ON ETHNOSCIENCE ON STUDENT’S CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Jihan Nisa Amini ◽  
Dedi Irwandi ◽  
Evi Sapinatul Bahriah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Colloidal Material ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the problem-based learning model based on ethnoscience on students' critical thinking skills on colloidal material. Experiments were conducted on a sample of 36 experimental class students with an ethnoscience-based problem-based learning model and 36 experimental class students with a convention learning model. This research method is a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent control group design. The instruments used are essay tests and observation sheets. The results of this study indicate that the average posttest in the experimental class is 76.08, which is higher than the control class, which is 69.33. These results indicate that the use of ethnoscience-based learning problem-based learning models on colloidal material is effective in improving students' critical thinking skills compared to using conventional models.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using e-module Model Problem Based Learning (PBL) Based on Wetland Environment on Critical Thinking Skills and Environmental Care Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
Mohamad Nor Aufa ◽  
Rusmansyah Rusmansyah ◽  
Muhammad Hasbie ◽  
Akhmad Jaidie ◽  
Amalia Yunita
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Environmental Care ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Pbl Model

This study aims to analyze the effect of using an E-module with a wetland environment-based PBL model on students' critical thinking skills and environmental care attitudes. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent posttest only control group design. The study population was 150 students, while the sample was selected by random sampling. The number of samples in this study was 64 students who were divided into two classes. The instrument used was a test, namely a question of critical thinking skills in the form of an essay and a non-test in the form of a questionnaire for environmental care attitudes. The collected data were analyzed by using Multivariate Analysis of Variance. The results showed that the significance of the three hypotheses was 0.000, which means less than 0.05 (0,000 <0.05). So, it can be concluded that there is a positive effect of using the E-module with the PBL model on critical thinking skills and environmental care attitudes. The novelty of this study integrates the wetland environment in the learning process using teaching materials in the form of E-modules in the learning process of the topic of acid-base solutions on critical thinking skills and environmental care attitudes of students

EFFECTS OF ACTIVE STRATEGIC TEACHING MODEL (ASTM) IN CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maziar Asefi ◽  
Elnaz Imani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Strategic Teaching ◽  
Critical And Creative Thinking

Improving creative and critical thinking is one of the most important objectives in architectural education. The present research has been performed to investigate the effects of active strategic teaching model (ASTM), on creative and critical thinking skills of architecture students. This quasi-experimental study is of a causal-comparative type and was done as two-group experimental research (control and intervention) using pre-test, post-test method during 2014-2016. The statistical society of the research consists of students of Architecture Design Studio 4 at Tabriz Islamic Art University. The students of control group were carried out with conventional method while the intervention group received active strategic model. The creative and critical thinking skills were compared in both groups in specific dimensions based on reviewing the design process. The statistical analysis was conducted by SPSS software and descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square and ANOVA were used. However, interpretation of the results weren’t causal. In this review, the majority of students could obtain proper results dependent on the amount of their efforts which indicate the relative success of both methods. But, comparing the mean differences of the results in two groups shows a significant difference in enrichment of critical and creative thinking skills of the intervention group in comparison with the control group. In fact, using ASTM led to develop the critical and creative thinking skills as one of the main missions of architectural education and finally led to more and also sustainable achievements in creative procedure of architectural design.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN LKS BERBENTUK CROSSWORD PUZZLE PADA TEMA SISTEM PENCERNAAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Nirwanasari
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Crossword Puzzle ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Class Viii

Abstract. Innovation in learning media is needed to improve critical thinking skills. The media used are learning media Student Worksheets (LKS) in the form of puzzles to improve students' skills. The research method used in this study is the research and development method (R and D) in it, including the use of descriptive models. The implementation of the R & D method is divided into three steps, namely preliminary study, development and testing. For the population is class VIII at SMPN 2 Kota Tangerang Selatan. The sample used for the trial was limited to class VIII and extensive trials in class VIII A as control class 1 and VIII B as experimental class 2 with Quasi Experimental Design in the form of Matching Pretest-Postest Control Group Design. The results of data processing using SPSS Version 23, Anatest v.24 and Mc. Office Excel 2007. Based on the results of data processing, it was concluded that the development of Learning Media Student Worksheets (LKS) in the form of puzzles can be used by teachers as a tool to improve students' critical thinking skills. Keywords: Student Worksheets (LKS), Puzzles, improve critical thinking skills

scholarly journals Developing Critical Thinking Skills among Prospective Teachers through Teaching Educational Research Course: A Quasi Experimental Approach

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 747-757
Author(s):  
Ayesha Kanwal ◽  
Intzar Hussain Butt
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The study aims to develop critical thinking skills among prospective teachers. The study was experimental in nature; quasi experimental approach was used to conduct the study. The population of the study was prospective teachers studying at master level. Sample of the study was 73 prospective teachers enrolled in the educational research course in two groups. The first was labeled as the control group, while one was labeled as the experimental group. To assess the critical thinking skills of prospective teachers test was developed by the research using guidelines of Watson and Glaser test. Test was consisted of five dimensions i.e. analyzing, assumptions, deduction, and inference and interpreting information. Cronbach's alpha determined the test's reliability to be 0.80. Intervention was consisted of 10 lessons related to educational research course. The prospective teachers performed well in analyzing, Assumptions, deduction and overall CTS in post-test as compare to pre-test. There was statistically noteworthy the variation between the or before as well as post-test grades of Inference and interpreting. The critical thinking skills are essential element to compete 21st century challenges. Prospective teachers have to face many educational challenges to improve students learning, it is necessary that they should be prepared with CTS either to infuse through separate curriculum or embed with existing curriculum.

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