The Role of Student Feedback in Building Reflexive Teachers

2019 ◽  
pp. 76-90
Author(s):  
Kerri Pilling Burchill ◽  
David Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Tacit Assumptions

The contemporary demands of the education environment today require that teachers refine their reflective thinking skills and shift towards the deeper critical thinking skills inherent in reflexive thinking. Reflexivity is a deeper level of critical thinking that assumes a degree of metacognition and “knowing-in-action” (Schon, 1983, p. 50). Metacognition is a critical tool in helping individuals become more aware of their deeply seeded biases and tacit assumptions about the way the world works. Through a phenomenological analysis of four individual case studies, this study found that student feedback was a key catalyst for building reflexivity skills. Specifically, the study details the key ways by which feedback prompted novice teachers to metacognitively think through their knowing-in-action and ultimately improve their teaching practice. The research details important implications in three areas: 1) practice, 2) theory, and 3) future research.

scholarly journals EXPLORING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF COLLABORATION AND CRITICTHINKING SKILLS FOLLOWING AN ESCAPE ROOM EXPERIENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Frances Hamilton ◽  
Kimberly Hile ◽  
Dana Skelley ◽  
Sarah Roller ◽  
Sandra Lampley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Collaboration Skills ◽  
Skills Use

Collaboration and critical thinking are 21st century skills employers value. Campus programming offers a space where, through intentional design, post-secondary students may develop critical thinking and collaboration skills. This study investigates survey data collected after a campus program that engaged participants in an escape room experience. Descriptive statistics were utilized to investigate students’ perceptions of collaboration and critical thinking skills use and improvement during the experience. Comparison analysis was employed to explore if the structure of the escape room produced any difference in results. Findings indicate the majority of participants reported being able to practice and improve collaboration and critical thinking skills in the escape room experience. Patterns suggest that the escape room structure may impact participants’ perceptions of collaboration and critical thinking skills. Limitations and recommendations for areas of future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of Scientific Approach toward Students' Critical Thinking Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Triyani Triyani ◽  
Lovy Herayanti ◽  
Syifaul Gummah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Test Results ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The Impact

The role of education is to improve the quality of education, especially in producing high-quality students. High-quality students are those who are able to think critically, creatively, logically and take initiatives in responding to issues in society caused by the impact of the development of science and technology. This study aims to determine the effect of a scientific approach to students' critical thinking skills. This study is an experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study consisted of one class (28 students), which was treated using a scientific approach. Critical thinking skills are measured using a test instrument and then analyzed statistically (t test). Hypothesis test results indicate that there is an effect of using a scientific approach toward students' critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals ENGLISH STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON CRITICAL THINKING PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES

JURNAL SMART ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Desty Febria
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Techniques ◽  
Research Students ◽  
English Students ◽  
Pedagogical Methods

The purpose of the research was to discover students’ perceptions of critical thinking pedagogical techniques. The type of research was designed by using a survey that shared the link of online questionnaires to the participants. Based on the result of research, students agree if critical thinking skills should be taught during class and understood the pedagogical methods to develop a higher order of thinking skills. However, it needs more development in some techniques, and to see the implementation of this technique in their teaching practice.

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 ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS AUDITOR INTERNAL PADA TAHAP PERENCANAAN AUDIT SISTEM MANAJEMEN MUTU DI UNIVERSITAS SURABAYA

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bella Callista ◽  
Fidelis Arastyo Andono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Audit Planning

<span>This study aims to look at how critical thinking skills when planning the audit of<br /><span>quality management system at the University of Surabaya. The background of<br />this research is because there has been no previous study that discusses the<br />critical thinking skills and their relation to the audit planning process. In its<br />practice, this study used a qualitative approach and can be categorized as basic<br />research by conducting interviews and document analysis as the primary method<br />for obtaining the data. It is intended that the results of this study can actually see how the role of critical thinking skills of internal auditors during audit planning. The interviews were conducted at 3 Ubaya internal audit staff. In the other, the analysis is done using several documents were obtained as a result of information that reinforces interviews. From these results, it was found that there is a role of the auditor’s ability to think critically when planning the audit of quality management system in Ubaya. In addition, critical thinking skills possessed by the auditor may develop through experience and the training.<br />Keywords: Internal Internal audit, critical thinking, quality management system.<br /></span></span>

scholarly journals Application of Teachers’ Knowledge of Socratic Questioning in Developing EFL Critical Thinking Skills among Omani Post-Basic Learners

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moosa Ahmed Ali Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intervention Phase ◽  
Socratic Questioning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Teachers And Students

With the premise that effective use of Socratic Questioning in instructional practices is of vital importance in EFL/ESL classrooms, this study was undertaken to investigate application of Omani EFL teachers’ knowledge of Socratic Questioning (SQ) on Students’ Critical thinking (CT) in post basic schools. This study is conducted in two phases of investigation. Phase I examined the correlation between teachers’ knowledge and actual use of SQ. Phase II study investigated the application of Omani EFL teachers’ knowledge of SQ on students’ CT in post-basic schools. The present study made an attempt to (a) Determine the relationship between teachers’ knowledge of SQ and their actual use of SQ. (b) Ascertain whether there is any statistically significant difference between mean scores of those who are taught through SQ and those who are taught CT skills in a normal setting. (c) Identify CT strategies, the students were able to develop and apply at the end of the intervention phase. A total of 230 EFL teachers, which comprises a 100% of the total population of all EFL post-basic female teachers in Dhofar region of Oman, participated in this study. The multi-method procedures and data analyses showed that (a) There is a strong positive relationship between teachers’ perceived knowledge and their actual use of SQ; (b) There are significant differences between mean scores of those who were taught CT through SQ and those who were taught CT skills in a normal setting; (c) There is a clear evidence to suggest that students in the experimental group were able to develop effective CT strategies during the intervention phase. The findings of this study offer a number of implications: (a) For instructional practice that involves the teachers and students; (b) For policy and decision makers; and (c) For syllabus designers and testing and evaluation. In addition, it identifies and proposes certain areas related to pedagogy for future research.

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