scholarly journals Development of Critical Thinking Skills for Macedonian Language for Professional Purposes 2 During the Online Teaching Period

SEEU Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Blagojka Zdravkovska-Adamova ◽  
Aleksandra P. Taneska
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Social Rules ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Key Skills

Abstract The aim of this paper is to present the results of our analysis regarding the development of critical thinking skills for the subject Macedonian language for specific purposes 2, research conducted in the online teaching period in the academic 2019-2020. The appearance of COVID-19 virus in March 2020 and the pandemic that it caused seriously affected the educational process. But the well-established Google Meet and Google Classroom platforms have proven to be a solid foundation for teaching in extraordinary circumstances at SEEU. Our goal in the past period was mainly aimed at developing and improving the critical thinking skills which are clearly defined in the syllabus. Definitions of the term critical thinking are given, as well as the results of our research regarding the development of critical thinking skills during online teaching. In terms of methodology, for each skill an exercise was given, which was assessed by the professor and the students received feedback. Our research covers 7 critical thinking skills. An analysis is emphasized as one of the key skills for developing critical thinking. The ability to apply established personal, professional and social rules and criteria reflects students’ ability to present information in their own way. In the modern world, access to information is readily available. The development of critical thinking by mastering the skill of logical reasoning was aimed at establishing correlations and conclusions that are supported or determined by the above data in the form of a debate on the criteria for successful professional communication. The ability to distinguish is emphasized as one of the skills for developing critical thinking. The novelties in the future should be mainly focused on the main challenge, which is the motivation of the students for active participation because according to our expected results there was more pressure for their activity on Google Meet, but they showed significant interest in the exercises that affected the final grade (according to our previous experience, that was characteristic for the period of teaching with physical presence). The active involvement of the students, but also the additional engagement of the professors in these extraordinary circumstances will contribute to a quality and smooth mastering of the skills for critical analysis.

Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in European and Asian Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Svetlana Antonova ◽  
Tatyana Pletyago ◽  
Anna Ostapenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
University Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Professional Activities

There is a demand for transformation in higher education. Undergraduates need to be taught critical thinking, an essential skill that should be central to the mission of all educational institutions. Critical thinking is a key focus of academic interest among researchers in the field of pedagogy and methodology. Despite this, there is still a lack of sufficient information on approaches, methods, techniques, and means of incorporating critical thinking skills in the classroom environment at the tertiary education level. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the hands-on experiences of some European and Asian universities in promoting critical thinking education using a range of academic models. The review shows that critical thinking has already been integrated into many major tertiary education programmes in both European and Asian universities. Further, majority of the academic models implemented are transferable and flexible. The results confirm that in terms of content, methods, and technologies, university education is focusing on cultivating the higher order skills necessary for innovative professional activities in modern world.

scholarly journals CRITICAL THINKING DEVELOPMENT OF NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE TEXT

2021 ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Инна Вячеславовна Шукурова ◽  
Наталья Евгеньевна Чеснокова
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Extraneous Material ◽  
Language Text

Рассматривается вопрос развития критического мышления студентов средствами иностранного языка. Оценивается место и роль дисциплины «Иностранный язык» в развитии универсальных компетенций студентов и в их адаптации к современным требованиям, предъявляемым будущим специалистам. Представлены составляющие умения критического мышления, которые позволяют осмысливать полученную информацию, обобщать и отделять ее от второстепенных фактов, формулировать выводы, оценивать. Средством развития критического мышления студентов выбран учебный иноязычный текст, который рассматривается не только как источник информации, но и как средство активизации мыслительной деятельности. Отмечается недостаток методик, способствующих развитию критического мышления. Описывается возможность использования таксономии педагогических целей Б. Блума в работе с учебным текстом. Таксономия позволяет правильно ставить образовательные цели, формулировать мотивирующие задания и отслеживать прогресс в развитии умений. Приведен пример работы с учебным текстом по принципу таксономии, который дает возможность корректировать учебную деятельность студентов, направленную на развитие их критического мышления. The article considers the process of students’ critical thinking development through the English language resources. The authors highlight the importance of English in the developing of students’ universal competencies and their adaption to the current professional requirements. The article outlines the essential critical thinking skills that allow students to comprehend the received material, break down the material into its constituent parts, to distinguish relevant information from extraneous material, to synthesize, to infer and evaluate it. The educational foreign-language text is used as a means of students’ critical thinking development. The authors emphasize the text’s multifunction nature and its contribution into enhancement of students’ thinking activity. Despite the teachers’ keen interest in the process of critical thinking developing some authors prove the lack of methods and techniques promoting its growth. The article gives an overview of Bloom’s taxonomy and outlines its application in the educational process. The taxonomy is widely used to set educational objectives, to formulate motivating exercises and monitor headway in knowledge and skills developing. The study shows that not all textbooks and tasks are intended to enhance critical thinking skills. So, the authors analyzed their English textbook and changed their approach to work with the texts. The article describes the experience proving that new challenging tasks help students comprehend the received information, distinguish relevant facts, summarize and learn to evaluate.

Justifying Philosophy and Paideia in the Modern World

1998 ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Mark Painter
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
General Problem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Political Sophistication ◽  
Classical Sense ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
The Individual

If Paideia means education in the classical sense, that is, education of the whole person, then authentically justifying such education in the modern world is extremely problematic. We are first drawn to practical defenses of a liberal education, that it is in itself of service and useful, both to society and to the individual. However, a practical defense of Paideia in the classical sense simply comes across as feeble and even a bit desperate (that is, if it escapes sounding pompous) and every savvy student knows it. Far better, it seems, to take courses aimed at general problem solving, or at honing critical thinking skills, or at developing socio-political sophistication, than to read Shakespeare or Plato.

scholarly journals Educational Methods and their Relationship to Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills from the Viewpoint of Teachers in Public Schools in the Capital Amman: الوسائل التعليمية وعلاقتها بتحسين مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى الطلبة من وجهة نظر المعلمين بالمدارس الحكومية في العاصمة عمان

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oba Talal Abu Hamdeh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
High Degree

The study aimed to reveal educational methods and their relationship to improving students' critical thinking skills from the viewpoint of teachers in public schools in the capital Amman. The study used the descriptive analytical method, and the tool was represented in a questionnaire that was applied to a sample of (217) male and female primary / secondary school teachers in the capital Amman. The results showed that the use of educational aids in public schools in the capital Amman from the point of view of teachers has obtained mean of (3.99 out of 5) with a high degree, and that the level of critical thinking skills among students in public schools in the capital Amman has obtained mean of (3.93 out of 5), with a high degree also, and the results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the averages of the sample responses to the use of educational methods and their relationship to improving critical thinking skills in public schools in the capital Amman due to the gender variable in favor of males, and the absence of statistically significant differences attributable to the variable Pain Scientific qualification and variable of years of experience. The results also indicated a positive correlation statistically significant between educational means and improving critical thinking skills in public schools in the capital Amman. The study recommended that Away from the traditional teaching methods that rely on indoctrination and the use of teaching aids that add fun and entertainment to the educational process

scholarly journals Integration of teamwork and critical thinking skills in the process of teaching students

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.F. Plotnikova ◽  
E. N. Strukov
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
New Information

Reforms taking place in the educational process of higher professional school impose new requirements on the quality of training students. Today, graduates of higher educational institutions are required to have new professional thinking, high mobility, competence, tolerance and focus on intra-group activities carried out in teams. With the team form of the organisation of training, an environment is created that allows students to master not only the skills and abilities of business interaction and cooperation, but also to form their ability to think critically, which includes the ability to think creatively, use new information and apply the knowledge in practice. Theoretical justification jointly with quantitative and qualitative data obtained as a result of the experimental work carried out by the authors confirms the efficiency of team learning, which contributes to developing critical thinking skills in higher education students. Keywords: Students, education, formation, interaction, critical thinking, team, skills, competences

Improving Critical Thinking Skills in Online Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Sandra C. Taylor ◽  
Rhonda Phillips ◽  
Youngwha Kee
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills

scholarly journals Constructive Application of Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education Tbilisi Open Teaching University

enadakultura ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khatia Shevardnadze ◽  
Sophio Moralishvili ◽  
Rusudan Tkeshelashvili
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Knowledge Requirements ◽  
Core Elements

Almost everyone agrees that critical thinking is an essential skill in 21st-century, without which success in the modern world and in the future is simply unimaginable. Is it possible to teach critical thinking? -yes, it is possible. In the process of learning and even after graduation, you are expected to think critically, read and write, express your own thoughts and ideas. Therefore, teaching this competence is most beneficial. Therefore, our goal is to establish effective strategies for developing critical thinking methods and assessment tools that will enable students to develop critical, creative, and reflective thinking. The research presented in the article is based on critical thinking skill development framework, which describes critical thinking with core elements: knowledge construction, evaluating reasoning and decision making. The survey was conducted at Tbilisi Open University in April 2021 among bachelor students. Its aim was to identify how well our students identify the knowledge requirements necessary to solve a problem, understand an issue or answer a question; if they can selectively apply the most pertinent criteria to evaluate sources of information depending on the information needed; how well they manage to identify logical patterns and subtle connections within and across data and information from a range of sources.

PERBEDAAN PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA PADA MATERI TERMOKIMIA MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN GROUP DAN INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM SOLVING

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
St Fatimah Azzahra
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Group Problem ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Group Problem Solving

ABSTRACTThis research is aimed to know the differences increase critical thinking skills through learning group and individual problem solving in thermochemical material. This research uses a quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group design and study sample consisted of 103 students, divided into the first experimental (group problem solving) (35 students), the two group experimental (individual problem solving) (34 students). The collected through pretest-posttest. The analyzed with the Kruskal Wallis test, the results showed that the learning problem solving as a group or individually can improve students’ critical thinking skills. Statistical test there are significant differences in the students critical thinking skills thermochemical material between students who received group and individual problem solving. Critical thinking skills improvement with problem solving individual learning higher compared with group learning problem solving.Keywords: problem solving learning, critical thinking skillsABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa melalui pembelajaran group dan individual problem solving pada materi termokimia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi experimen dengan desain Nonequivalent Control Group Design dan sampel penelitian ini terdiri dari 103 siswa yang terbagi ke dalam kelompok eksperimen pertama (pembelajaran group problem solving) (35 siswa), kelompok eksperimen kedua (pembelajaran individual problem solving) (34 siswa).Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pretest-posttest. Data dianalisis dengan uji Kruskal Wallis Test, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran problem solving secara group maupun secara individual dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. Data uji statistik, terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi termokimia antara siswa yang mendapat pembelajaran group problem solving dan individual problem solving. Peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis dengan pembelajaran individual problem solving lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan pembelajaran group problem solving.Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Problem Solving, Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI GURU SMP DALAM MENYUSUN TES HASIL BELAJAR BERBASIS KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MELALUI SUPERVISI AKADEMIK

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 772
Author(s):  
Leni Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
High Level ◽  
Teacher Data

This research is motivated by the competence of teachers in preparing poor learning outcomes tests and has not been able to measure high-level thinking skills, especially critical thinking skills. Therefore the researcher seeks to improve teacher competence in compiling tests on student learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills through academic supervision. This study uses a school action research design that has stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. This research was conducted for 2 months starting April 9 to May 17, 2019 for Physics teachers in the 7 target schools. Data is sourced from interviews with teachers and test documents prepared by the teacher. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis through the stages of data collection, data simplification, data presentation, conclusion drawing. Data were analyzed using assessment rubrics adjusted to indicators of critical thinking skills. The results of this study conclude that teacher competence in preparing tests of learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills has increased from the first cycle with a percentage of 61% with sufficient categories to 76% with good categories in cycle II.

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