scholarly journals The Effect of using the 5E Instructional Strategy in developing critical thinking skills for third-grade intermediate students in the jurisprudence course: أثر استخدام استراتيجية دورة التعلم الخماسية في تنمية مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى طالبات الصف الثالث المتوسط في مقرر الفقه

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (47) ◽  
pp. 124-95
Author(s):  
Ahlam Merji Al- Muhammadi Ahlam Merji Al- Muhammadi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the effect of the 5E Instructional strategy on the development of critical thinking skills of intermediate third graders through Jurisprudence course compared to the normal way of teaching. In order to achieve this goal the researcher adopted a pre- post two- group (experimental and control) quasi- experimental research methodology. The tool of the study was a critical thinking skills test based on Mary McFarland's strategy. After the validation and calculation of the tool's reliability, the researcher piloted the tool at a random sample consisting of (63) female intermediate third graders in thirtieth Medina School. The study used a number of appropriate statistical analyses which included: means of scores, standard deviation, alpha Cronbach coefficient reliability test of critical thinking skills, and T- test for independent samples to ensure group homogeneity of study groups, and to see the effect of using the 5E Instructional strategy on developing the critical thinking skills of the students. The obtained results indicated that there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (a = 0.05) between the mean scores of experimental group and control group students in the critical thinking skills test in favor of the experimental group. In the light of these results, a number of recommendations have been made, namely: religious science teachers should be supervised towards more attention to the development of critical thinking skills; paying attention to the involvement of the student in the learning process; encouraging students to express their opinions and being able to defend their point of view in order to increase the level of critical thinking skills and finally to employ the 5E Instructional strategy in teaching jurisprudence course. Based on the findings of the study, a group of suggestions for future studies have been made that can be considered as extension to the current study.

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 An Investigation into the Development of the Force and Energy Unit through STEM Integration in Science Course and its Effects on Students' Critical Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmail EVCİM
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Energy Unit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

In this study, to examine the change in individuals' critical thinking skills, a new unit was developed in which STEM was integrated. The outcomes of this 7th-grade unit were selected from related disciplines. During the learning process of the developed Force and Energy unit, it was aimed that individuals could make judgments by gaining critical thinking skills and evaluate events in a multi-dimensional way. In this study, which lasted for five weeks, the developed unit was used to conduct lessons with the experimental group (N=25) while the control group (N=25) was traditionally taught. The Critical Thinking Scales developed by Demir (2006a) were used in the research process. Before the implementation, no significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups regarding critical thinking skills, but after the implementation, a significant difference was observed in favour of the experimental group. When the scores obtained from the sub-scales (interpretation and explanation) were compared, a significant difference was found in favour of the experimental group. When the changes in the experimental and control groups were examined, there was no significant change in the control group students, but a significant change was found in favour of the experimental group. These changes occurred in the evaluation, Interpretation, and explanation sub-scales of the critical thinking scale.

scholarly journals PENGARUH LEMBAR KERJA SISWA (LKS) BERBASIS PENDEKATAN INDUKTIF TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA PADA MATERI KELARUTAN DAN HASIL KALI KELARUTAN DI SMA NEGERI 12 BANJARMASIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rifda Salsa Khairiyah ◽  
Raden Roro Ariessanty Alicia Kusuma Wardhani ◽  
Herlina Apriani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
And Control

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lembar kerja siswa (LKS)  berbasis  pendekatan  induktif terhadap kemampuan  berpikir  kritis siswa pada materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri   12   Banjarmasin   dengan   menggunakan   metode   eksperimen   yang melibatkan dua kelompok belajar yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol dengan desain penelitian posttest only control group design. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 48 sampel yang terdiri dari kelas eksperimen berjumlah 23 siswa dan kelas  kontrol  berjumlah  25  siswa.  Instrumen  yang  digunakan  untuk mengumpulkan  data  dalam  penelitian  ini  adalah  angket  kemampuan  berpikir kritis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran yang menggunakan lembar kerja siswa berbasis pendekatan induktif dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa dalam belajar pada materi kelarutan dan hasil kali kelarutan di SMA Negeri 12 Banjarmasin. Hal ini dapat dilihat pada hasil uji hipotesis yang menggunakan uji mann-whitney. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah nilai sig sebesar 0,036, yang menyatakan H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima, hal ini dikarenakan nilai sig < 0,05.This study aims to determine students’ critical thinking skills by using student worksheet based on inductive approach to student’s critical thinking skills on solubility and solubility results material . This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 12 Banjarmasin by using an experimental method involving the two study groups namely experimental class and control class with the research design used is the posstest only control group design. The sample in this study were 48 samples consisting of an experimental class 23 students and a control class 25 students. Instrument used to collect data were questionnaires of thinking skill. The result showed that learning with worksheet based on an inductive approach can improve students’ critical thinking skills in learning the material solubilty and solubility results  at  SMA  Negeri  12  Banjarmasin.  This  can  be  seen  in  the  results  of hypothesis testing using the Mann Whitney test. The results obtained are sig value of 0,036, which states that H0 is rejected and H 1 is accepted, this is because  sig < 0,05.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Application Of Value Clarification Technique (VCT) Towards Ecoliteracy And Critical Thinking Skill Student Of Social Science In Primary School

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Dadang Iskandar ◽  
Deasy Rahmawati ◽  
Acep Roni Hamdani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the application of Value Clarification Technique (VCT) to ecoliteracy and critical thinking skills of elementary school students in learning Social Science. The method used in this study is a quasi experimental design with non-equivalent control group design, using the two study groups. Subjects in this study were students of class IVSDN Cijerah Indah, Bandung Kulon District Bandung City. The experimental group was given the treatment of learning Value Clarification Technique (VCT) and the control group was given conventional learning. The results showed that in general there is a difference between learners ecoliteracy experimental class and control class and critical thinking skills among learners experimental class and control class after each class has been getting treatment that has been set.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Suggested Model for Learning through Projects Based on Shared Learning Using Social Communication Networks in Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Self-Efficiency in PNU Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Wadha H. Al-Otaibi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
The Self ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Shared Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed at identifying the effectivness of a suggested model for learning through projects based on shared learning in developing critical thinking skills and self-efficiency in Princess Nourah bint Abdularhman University (PNU). The study included a sample of 76 students from the specialization of primary level teachers in PNU randomly chosen, in which 39 students represented the experimental group. This group was taught the course of learning through projects using a suggested model. The other 37 students formed the control group and were taught the course in the conventional teaching manner. The critical thinking test and the self-efficiency scale were both administered before and after the experiment. The study revealed a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the means between the experimental and control groups in the critical thinking skills test and the self-efficiency sclae in favor of the experimental group. 

scholarly journals Critical Literacy Approach in the teaching of literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
H. Halimah
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Critical Awareness ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper presents experimental results about the use of the Critical Literacy Approach (CLA) in literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories. The purpose of the study is to find better teaching strategies to improve students’ critical thinking skills and critical awareness to comprehend the conditions of the world, including social relationships involving disproportionate power relations. This study uses the randomized pretest-posttest control group design (RPPCGD), which is a randomized design by giving pretest and posttest to the experimental group (CLA) and control group (expository). The effect of both teaching strategies is calculated through the difference between the pretest and posttest of both groups. This research involved 170 students in the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature Education of an education university in Indonesia. The results are presented in the form of analytical descriptions of paired samples test and paired samples correlations of each group. The results show that students who did a short story analysis with CLA had significantly increased critical thinking skills and critical awareness compared to students of expository strategy. The average posttest of the experimental group is 80.33, which is considerably higher than the control group, with an average of 76.13. The average increase in skills (posttest-pretest) of the experimental group is 38.71 points, and the control groups have an average increase of 31.19 points. Therefore, it is clear that the teaching of literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories with CLA is effective. The use of CLA strategies in increasing students’ critical thinking skills and critical awareness through literary appreciation of Indonesian short stories shows positive results. The results of this study can contribute to the field of learning design with new ideas to improve critical thinking skills and critical awareness of Indonesian students through effective short story analysis or fictional prose analysis.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Participation in a Blog for Extra-curricular activities for Developing Students’ Critical thinking skills: A Case of Secondary School Students: فاعلية المشاركة في مدونة إلكترونية للأنشطة غير الصفية في تنمية مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى طالبات الصف الثالث الثانوي بمدينة جدة

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa Abed M Al-Harbi, Sanaa Saleh Askool
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of participation in a blog for extra-curricular activities for developing the critical thinking skills of third secondary students in Jeddah. The sample consisted of (100) students from several schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia randomly selected and divided into (50) experimental group, (50) control group. The study used the Semi-experimental method and conducted the Watson and Glaser test for critical thinking. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences (0.05) among the experimental group (individual and cooperative) For the officer in the brother Bar dimensional test critical thinking skills for the benefit of the experimental group because of its effect for the use of a typical blog (single, cooperative).

scholarly journals The Impact of Using the First and Third Parts of the Cort Program on the Development of Critical Thinking for Talented Students in Tafila Governorate

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Dr. Jehad .Abed Rabbo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teacher Competencies ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to examine the impact of using some of the skills of the (CoRT) program on the development of critical thinking skills among a sample of talented students in King Abdullah II School of Excellence in Tafila Governorate. The sample consisted of 60 male and female students randomly selected. They were divided into two groups: an experimental group that consisted of 30 students exposed to the acquisition of the skills of the CoRT program and the control group that consisted of 30 students who did not study the program. The Watson Glaser critical thinking test was also applied. The results shows a statistically significant effect, at (α≤ 0.05), in improving the critical thinking skills of the students of the experimental group and shows a statistically significant effect on the test of critical thinking skills due to the variable of educational level and for the favor of the ninth grade. The study also reveals that there were no statistically significant differences in the test of critical thinking skills in relation to the the gender variable. The researcher recommends developing the teacher competencies to teach the skills of thinking in general and critical thinking skills, in particular, through the conducting of courses, seminars, and workshops in the CoRT program.

The Impact of Teaching Critical Thinking Skills on Reading Comprehension of Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotfollah Karimi ◽  
Farshad Veisi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of teaching critical thinking skills on reading comprehension of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. A sample of 50 students from Arshia Language Institute in Ilam, Iran participated in this study. They were both male and female students who were selected among 80 students based on their performances on PET. The participants were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. First, the two groups were exposed to the pre-test of reading comprehension in order to evaluate their knowledge on reading before the treatment. Based on scores obtained from the Pre-test, no significance differences were observed between two groups. After that the treatment was started and the experimental group was exposed to teaching critical thinking skills. Meanwhile, traditional methods of teaching reading comprehension were used for teaching reading comprehension to the control group. Finally, post-test of reading comprehension was delivered to both groups at the end of treatment to check possible differences.  To analyze the collected data, ANCOVA was run using SPSS Software Version 16. The results showed that teaching critical thinking skills positively affect reading comprehension of intermediate EFL learners, but the interaction of gender and teaching critical thinking was not significant.

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.

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