scholarly journals Integrating Tubb’s Engagement Model with Critical Reading

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 434-451
Author(s):  
Irma Wahyuny Ibrahim ◽  
Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽  
Nor Syahiza Shahabani ◽  
Sharifah Nadia Syed Nasharudin ◽  
Izlin Mohamad Ghazali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Reading Group ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Group Engagement ◽  
Reading Activities

Since critical reading has been assumed as critical, there are actually certain ideas and concepts that reflect how critical is this critical reading. Critical does not mean critical as in difficulty or failure in reading but more of looking into the skills, processes and the activities when reading. Group engagement has been said to improve team members’ critical thinking skills. This study is done to explore how group interactions facilitate critical reading activities. Specifically, this study explores how group work encourages critical reading through the processes of orientation, conflict, consensus, and closure. 72 participants responded to the instrument (a questionnaire). The questionnaire has 5 sections, demographic profile, orientation, conflict, consensus and also closure. Data is analyzed using SPSS version 26 to reveal percentage for the demographic profile and mean score for the variables. Findings indicate that group engagement facilitates critical reading in several ways. The study suggests that communication during group interaction improves learners’ critical reading.

scholarly journals Character Development for Class IX Students through Critical Reading Activities at MTs Nurul Hikmah and Driewanti Middle School Bekasi, West Java

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Nicky Rosadi ◽  
Priyono ◽  
Sigit Widiyarto
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
The City

Indonesian Language Learning does not merely achieve Indonesian language skills, but leads to an increase in the ability to think critically and creatively. In this regard, one way to improve the ability to think critically and creatively through reading activities. Therefore, one type of reading skills that can improve critical thinking skills is critical reading skills. The aim of community service is to foster student character through critical reading activities. This community service activity will be held in two schools in the city of Bekasi. Participants in this activity were students of class IX at MTs Nurul Hikmah and Driewanti Middle School Bekasi. In this school there are two classes of class IX class, with 42 students.

scholarly journals ANALYSING THE CADENCE OF GROUP CONFLICTS ACROSS GENDER DURING ONLINE LEARNING

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽  
Norhartini Aripin ◽  
Zarina Razlan ◽  
Mazlen Arepin ◽  
Eliyas S. Mohandas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Group Formation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World

It has been two years since the world has been forced to cope with doing things online. Even in normal face-to-face group discussions, participants face difficulties and conflicts, and now online learning has not made it any easier. This study explores the ups and downs in group discussion. 72 participants responded to a survey to find out how they perceive the conflicts in group formation. The findings in this study revealed that there were significant differences the norming stage and also performing & adjourning stage. In addition to that, the total mean score showed interesting differences across gender. Not all group formations with different genders go through conflicts. Not all team members with the same gender are conflict-free. Sometimes discussions/some activities are more difficult to carry out because of conflicts across genders are not properly addressed. Then again, not all group conflicts are negative. Conflicts are good in several ways. The conversations improve the communication and negotiation skills of the team members. In addition to that, defending for one’s point helps to sharpen critical thinking skills. The findings in this study cannot be generalized for all situations in group work. This study can be a springboard for more group formation and group conflicts research. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0860/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals ANALISIS MEMBACA MAHASISWA DALAM UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN MODEL AJAR MEMBACA KRITIS (ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ READING IN ATTEMPT OF DEVELOPING CRITICAL READING LEARNING MODEL)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Zubaedah Wiji Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Science Study ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Reading Activities

This paper is a part of a study on developing critical reading of teaching models to improve students’ critical thinking skills. It was conducted based on existing data that most of the students do not have critical reading skills. The purpose of this study was to make a suitable teaching model for students’ critical reading which was able to improve their critical thinking abilities. The method used in this writing was research and development. The instrument used in collecting data was observation, questionnaires, and interviews. The inquiry was conducted at Nusantara Islamic University by involving four classes as participants. Two of such classes belonged to the English Language Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Science while the other two belonged to the Communication Science Study Program, Faculty of Communication Sciences. The results found some information about the students’ reading activities and their understanding of critical readings. AbstrakPenelitian ini merupakan bagian dari penelitian pengembangan model ajar membaca kritis untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa. Penelitian dilakukan berdasarkan data bahwa sebagian besar mahasiswa belum memiliki kemampuan membaca kritis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuat model pengajaran membaca kritis bagi mahasiswa yang sesuai dan diharapkan mampu meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis mereka. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah observasi, kuesioner, dan interviu. Penelitian dilakukan di  Universitas Islam Nusantara dengan melibatkan empat kelas sebagai partisipan. Dua kelas di Program Studi Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan dua kelas di Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi. Hasil penelitian ini telah menemukan data awal berupa informasi mengenai hal yang berkenaan dengan aktivitas membaca siswa dan pemahaman mereka mengenai membaca kritis.

scholarly journals ACTUATING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH GENRE-BASED DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITIES (G-BDRTA) VIEWED FROM CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 402
Author(s):  
Ahmad Hanan ◽  
Muhammad Muhlisin ◽  
Taufik Suadiyatno
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
Directed Reading ◽  
Reading Activities ◽  
Student Team

The significance of reading comprehension for learners’ English mastery makes English teachers need to help learners to activate their background knowledge related to texts being read and promote the use of reading techniques. In this study, researchers applied the genre-based directed reading thinking activities (G-BDRTA). Genres here are oriented to provide learners with various text types for reading activities. Consequently, this study was aimed at actuating learners’ reading comprehension through genre-based directed reading thinking activities (G-BDRTA) viewed from critical thinking skills. This study was classified as an experimental study using non-equivalent control group design. This study was conducted at SMAN 1 Lingsar. There were 62 learners involved in this study. The learners were divided into two groups and each group embraces 31 learners. One group becomes an experimental group which is subjected to the G-BDRTA strategy and the other group is subjected to the control group treated using student-team-learning (STL) strategy. To find out the data, researchers used a reading test and critical thinking test as research instruments. Then, the data were analyzed using Two-Way-ANOVA. Based on the data analysis, there is a significant effect of G-BDRTA strategy on students’ reading comprehension viewed from critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TO CRITICAL READING

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Nataliia Hromova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
English Classes ◽  
General Importance

. Critical thinking skills are one of the key requirements for a modern specialist in the professional world nowadays. Applying critical thinking while reading texts must become the essential approach to dealing with information. This study focuses on an exploratory investigation of the students’ attitude to critical reading tasks at the English classes. The present survey aims at exploring low-intermediate students’ attitude to critical reading assignments used at the English classes. The main tasks are the following: 1) to carry out a survey on students’ attitude towards critical reading and critical reading instruction at university; 2) to test the students’ critical reading skills; 3) to interview the students on their assessment of the reading tasks to identify the habits of mind available to develop their critical reading skills. The data were collected from the students’ questionnaire, the critical reading test and the students’ interviews. The findings support the results of the foreign researchers’ surveys about the lack of curiosity, relevant habits of mind and the majority of textbooks containing factual tasks which hinder the development of the readers’ critical attitude to information. Although the students admitted the general importance of critical reading, they did not seem to understand the essence of these skills and showed indifference to critical reading tasks during the second and third stages of the experiment. Thus, the prospects of the further research aim at designing and implementation of a reading English texts program for university low-intermediate students which could involve more critical reading assignments to promote critical habits of mind.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Professional Behaviours and Perceptions of Critical Skill Job Preparedness through the Use of a Group Work Contract in Fourth-Year Nutritional Science Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Nadia M Cartwright ◽  
Payal Patil ◽  
Danyelle M Liddle ◽  
Genevieve Newton ◽  
Jennifer M Monk
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Nutritional Science ◽  
Work Contract

Collaborative group assignments in undergraduate education are important for promoting skill development and preparation for the workplace; however, they are subject to the challenges associated with group dynamics. We determined the effectiveness of a Group Work Contract to facilitate professional behaviours and positive experiences amongst fourth year nutritional science students (n=144) while working collaboratively to complete a Group Literature Critique Assignment designed to promote scientific literacy and critical thinking skills. Changes in students’ attitudes and approaches to group work were assessed before and after completion of the contract and the assignment via two online surveys (Pre- and Post-Group Work Surveys). Completion of the Group Work Contract improved group dynamics including i) frequency of communication, ii) distribution of effort between group members, iii) mutual reliability, iv) respectfulness and inclusivity. Students also reported fewer group problems and an improved ability to work collaboratively in problem solving (P<0.05). Importantly, students reported reduced feelings of anxiety related to group learning and perceptions of achieving a better outcome versus working alone and learning more as a result of working in a group (P<0.05). Additionally, students reported an improvement in their job readiness perceptions with respect to the development of their scientific literacy and critical thinking skills as a result of completing the Group Literature Critique Assignment (P<0.05). Collectively, this data demonstrates that structuring the group work process through the implementation of a Group Work Contract can support the development of positive and effective group dynamics resulting in reduced student anxiety about collaborative learning and perception of a better overall outcome.

scholarly journals REVISITING GROUP WORK METHOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NON-FORMAL EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Anna Vintere ◽  
Inese Ozola
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Work Method

The use of group work in non-formal education has been practiced for many years. Researchers mention that group work may be mutually beneficial for learners in terms of the acquired knowledge, however, group work participants might be carried away by dealing with relationships within the group. In recent years, various international projects of training courses for youth and adult educators choose learner-centred group work or workshop format instead of traditional teacher-centred lecturing style. Also, generation of millennials who are digital residents and are more accustomed to technologies and telephones than face-to-face interaction requires more detailed preparing of the activities of the group work. Young adults prefer to work with facilitators who are approachable, supportive, good communicators, and good motivators. According to the previous research results, during the work group learners develop critical thinking skills, time management skills, team work and presentation skills, tolerance and other skills. The present paper is an attempt to research the strengths and weaknesses of the group work method in non-formal education in the framework of two international project activities: Nordplus adult education project “Design thinking method for creative tackling unemployment” and international youth training of Erasmus+ project "You(th)r Culture". The conclusion gives the summary of the findings of the research, focusing on the benefits of using of the group work method for the multinational audience of adult educators and youth, as well as identifying the main differences in its implementation for the relevant audiences.  

scholarly journals The role of peer review activity on graduate student learning experiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Constance Gewa ◽  
Ying-Ying Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Multiple Strategies ◽  
Term Paper

The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how a term paper peer review activity enhanced students’ collaboration and promoted their critical thinking skills. This study was conducted in a fully online graduate course, which was first offered in the Summer 2014 semester. Students were required to take the course as part of the Masters of Science in Global Health and Masters of Public Health programs. The course was offered via the Blackboard platform and utilized multiple strategies to enhance student participation. The course was designed in a modular format with course activities including individual watching streaming lecture videos, discussion blogs, journal article reviews and presentations in video delivery, synchronous case study in Blackboard Collaborate sessions, and term paper writing. The term paper peer review activity was added in the Summer 2015 semester. The purpose of the peer review activity was for students to learn from your peers' feedback as they work towards completing their term paper. Expected learning outcomes for the peer review were that students would become competent in scientific writing. Students’ feedback indicated their appreciation of the support from team members. Preliminary analysis indicated that students became more reflective during the writing process and a better quality of term paper was shown in their final grades. Faculty in either undergraduate or graduate program will learn the design of peer review and how it promotes students’ interaction and support in a group setting in online environments.

scholarly journals Teaching Picturebooks in First Year Literature Courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Danielle A. Morris-O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
First Year ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
Secondary Sources

In many universities, first year literature courses are required for students in a wide variety of programs, including arts and sciences. These courses are generally focused on teaching transferable skills and strategies, such as critical analysis, essay writing, and research. This article argues that picturebooks are an exceptional teaching tool for these broadly focused first-year courses, because they quickly engage students as learners, encourage participation, and open students to new approaches of critically reading texts while challenging their assumptions and personal biases about children’s literature. Examples of picturebooks, secondary sources, class discussion, and group work activities used in first year literature courses are shared, along with students’ responses to these approaches. The article ends with an explanation of a short, low-stakes assignment that instructors can assign students to help build essential skills with picturebooks, and exercises to do around picturebooks to work on critical thinking skills. Picturebooks are often perceived as being simple and only for children, but many picturebooks are layered texts that make great teaching tools for any literature course.

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