The Educational Value of Digital Games

2011 ◽  
pp. 86-102
Author(s):  
Ana Castro Correia ◽  
Lia Raquel Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Conventional Methods

The use of digital games in educational contexts encourages active, critical, autonomous and participated learning processes, overcoming some of the limitations presented in more ‘conventional’ methods, engaging players in non-passive forms of acquiring knowledge and skills. Aiming to demonstrate how digital games make the learning process possible by allowing the development of critical thinking, outlined during the act of playing, we will proceed to a critical analysis of Spore, a game created by Electronic Arts in 2008, demonstrating how the player places himself in an active learning situation which is self controlled and self regulated, facilitating the comprehension of phenomena that are not a part of formal teaching.

scholarly journals Schematization in Teaching Philosophy to Students With Non-Philosophy Majors

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Elena Aleksandrovna Fominykh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Philosophical Problem ◽  
Teaching Philosophy ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Study Guides ◽  
Independent Work

The problem of using schemes and schematization for teaching philosophy is discussed in the article. The purpose of the article is to analyze methodical aspects of schematization when teaching philosophy to students with non-philosophy majors. Methods of research. During the study, the analysis of study guides containing schemes and tables was carried out. Some problems of schematization, its strengths and weaknesses are defined. Work with schemes at classes and independent work is considered. Special attention was paid to methodical recommendations on schematization. Based on the results of the study, conclusions were made about difficulty of using schemes when teaching philosophy. It is outlined that schematization can simplify a philosophical problem so far as to distort it, but it can also foster learning new educational material. Analysis of study guides containing schemes and tables presents a substantial difference between them as well as variations of applying them in learning process. Schematization can be used for systematizing learning materials, development of critical thinking, seeking and implementing solutions. The author emphasizes effectiveness of supplying schemes and critical analysis, making schemes by students at individual and group work. It is concluded that schematization is taken as an effective method of teaching philosophy to students with non-philosophy majors.

scholarly journals THE CONTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN ACTIVATING STUDENTS’ ORAL COMMUNICATION

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uniqbu
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Roles Of Teacher

The paper is aimed at describing the procedures of three active learning strategies which can be used to design a learning situation for learners to speak English actively. The three active learning strategies are live interview, short conversation, and long talk. Specifically, the implementation of each strategy can give impact to the learners’ speaking performance in terms of accuracy, fluency, and comprehensibility. Each strategy promotes the learners’ self-confidence and thinking skills. The implementation of each strategy considers four aspects, namely: the roles of teacher, the classroom interaction, the material, and the learning process. Each strategy evokes variation in those aspects.

Critical Thinking as a Multifaceted Phenomenon

2017 ◽  
pp. 1618-1650
Author(s):  
Maria Bednarikova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Propositional Logic ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Scientific Methodology ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Cognitive Sciences ◽  
Cognitive Operations ◽  
Methodology Of Science

The chapter deals with critical thinking (CT) theoretical modeling. CT is explained as a multifaceted phenomenon that should be examined systematically on interdisciplinary platform. The prototype of such a platform is that of cognitive sciences. The basic issues linked to an interdisciplinary research of CT are: relations between CT and language, logical and cognitive operations in the process of critical analysis, methods of CT and their anchoring in the methodology of science, the process of CT in relation to personal dispositions and attitudes, possibilities of development, and evaluation of CT within educational and learning processes. The possibilities of a CT development are specified in the scientific methodology classes where students are guided through propositional logic, towards the analysis of judgments and arguments so they are capable of drafting research papers that have explanatory and argumentative character. The mutual conditionality between the scientific methodology, the procedure of scientific research, and the basic thought operation of CT is stressed.

Critical Thinking as a Multifaceted Phenomenon

2015 ◽  
pp. 292-322
Author(s):  
Maria Bednarikova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Propositional Logic ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Scientific Methodology ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Cognitive Sciences ◽  
Cognitive Operations ◽  
Methodology Of Science

The chapter deals with critical thinking (CT) theoretical modeling. CT is explained as a multifaceted phenomenon that should be examined systematically on interdisciplinary platform. The prototype of such a platform is that of cognitive sciences. The basic issues linked to an interdisciplinary research of CT are: relations between CT and language, logical and cognitive operations in the process of critical analysis, methods of CT and their anchoring in the methodology of science, the process of CT in relation to personal dispositions and attitudes, possibilities of development, and evaluation of CT within educational and learning processes. The possibilities of a CT development are specified in the scientific methodology classes where students are guided through propositional logic, towards the analysis of judgments and arguments so they are capable of drafting research papers that have explanatory and argumentative character. The mutual conditionality between the scientific methodology, the procedure of scientific research, and the basic thought operation of CT is stressed.

scholarly journals The BigBlueButton in teaching- learning processes, invironmental education in ecotecnologies for sustainability

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Leticia GALINDO-GONZÁLEZ
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present article is a qualitative investigation of descriptive and documentary scope, which aimed to identify how the technological tool called BigBlueButton (BBB) influenced the online teaching-learning processes of six students who lived out of Guadalajara metropolitan area, and other states of the country.The results showed that students who resided outside of metropolitan area and other states of the country, who used the online technological tool (BBB), achieved a teaching-learning process that gave them knowledge and skills necessaries to develop their environmental education projects in Ecotechnologies, for sustainability in their locality.

scholarly journals The Effect of Group Reading Strategy on Critical Thinking Skills in Thai EFL University Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-40
Author(s):  
Pasara Namsaeng ◽  
Apisak Sukying
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Reading Strategy ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Reading

Group Reading Strategy (GRS), a collaborative reading activity, offers individual contributions to a shared goal using an active learning approach. This mixed-methods research examined the effect of GRS on the critical thinking skills of Thai EFL university learners and explored learners’ perceptions of the GRS process. The critical thinking self-assessment questionnaire, a logbook, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The analysis of the quantitative findings revealed that GRS fostered critical thinking skills in Thai EFL university learners. The results also showed that some intrinsic characteristics of critical thinking skills were cultivated before others. Overall, the current study demonstrated an increase in critical thinking skills through the GRS learning process. The qualitative findings revealed that participants held positive opinions regarding the GRS approach to facilitate active learning environments. Specifically, Thai EFL university participants viewed GRS as peer-assisted learning and a collaborative learning approach, which could, in turn, lessen adverse learning factors. However, some factors, including culture, time-allocation for the GRS process, and types of assessment, also influenced the learning process of GRS activities. Overall, this study indicates that GRS could have an impact on Thai EFL university learners’ critical thinking skills, at least to some extent. However, longitudinal studies are still required in future investigations.

scholarly journals Teaching To Think: Applying The Socratic Method Outside The Law School Setting

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Law School ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Passive Learning ◽  
Unique Approach

An active learning process has the potential to provide educational benefits above-and-beyond what they might receive from more traditional, passive approaches.  The Socratic Method is a unique approach to passive learning that facilitates critical thinking, open-mindedness, and teamwork.  By imposing a series of guided questions to students, an instructor can challenge students to think for themselves, learn from their mistakes, and give them the necessary tools they will need to assess situations they will encounter in both their professional and personal lives.

scholarly journals Karl Popper’s Theory of Cognition and Education Problems

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Leonid Vakhovskyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Evolutionary Epistemology ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
State Control ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Development Of Students

The article deals with the peculiarities of K. Popper’s theory of scientific knowledge, and shows the influence of the epistemological principles which were substantiated by the scientist on the approaches to the improvement of education and upbringing. The fundamental differences between the evolutionary epistemology of the outstanding philosopher and the traditional empirical and sensualistic theory of cognition, according to which knowledge flows into us from the outside through the senses, have been clarified. K. Popper argues that man is extremely active in acquiring knowledge, and information does not flow into him from the environment, but, on the contrary, man explores the environment and actively “sucks” information from it. The emphasis is placed on the fact that a person is not only active but also critical towards the information he receives. The results of K. Popper’s critical analysis of education and the shortcomings of the educational process in schools (inconsistency with innate human qualities, passivity of students in the learning process) are presented and the ways of overcoming them are suggested. The position of the philosopher on the peculiarities of state control over education, his idea of the goals of educational activities, the necessity to involve students in the construction of learning content, the change in the nature of relations between participants in the educational process, generalizations about the transformation of learning into solving problems, development of students’ critical thinking have been revealed.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN GURU DALAM MENGANALISATES BUTIR SOAL SECARA KOMPUTERASI DI SMA MUHAMMADIYAH BANGKINANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Defrizal Hamka ◽  
Berry Kurnia Vilmala ◽  
Gustia Angraiani
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Education Assessment ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Training Activity ◽  
Multiple Choice Tests ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Choice Tests

Assessment of the learning process and assessment of learning outcomes are two very important things in education. Assessment of processes and results is a part that blends with the learning process activities. Assessment of learning processes and results is used as a reference to improve the overall learning process. One part of the assessment of learning outcomes is a test. Schools still use multiple choice tests as a measure to determine the success of students. However, schools in this case the teachers have not been able to determine the quality and feasibility of the questions that are used well. Moreover, not many teachers understand how to analyze items in a computerized manner. Supposedly, before a double question is used as a measure of a learning process, the thing to do is analyze the problem. So that it can be determined questions that have good quality, questions that must be corrected, and which questions should be discarded. The training activity analyzed the items with computerization for the teachers at Muhammadiyah Bangkinang Senior High School to run well and smoothly. This training provides knowledge and understanding of the importance of conducting item analysis at this time. Thus this activity is important, because the school in this case the teacher gets the knowledge and skills in analyzing question items through computarization, namely using the software Quest. So that in the future teachers will easily make improvements to the problems at school.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BY HOMESCHOOLING’S STUDENTS IN SOLVING MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitriatus Sholihah ◽  
Siti Inganah ◽  
Moh. Mahfud Effendi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Mathematical Ability ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Mathematical Problems

This study aims to describe the critical thinking skills ofhomeschooling students in solving mathematical problems. The type ofthis research is descriptive research with qualitative approach. Subjects inthis study were six students homeschooling is equivalent to junior highschool students class IX. Data were obtained through tests and interviews.Test are identified and described in accordance with the achievement ofstudents towards critical thinking indicators used in this research thatclarification, assessment, strategy/ tactics, and inference. The results of theinterviews are used to further strengthen the data on homeschoolingstudents' critical thinking skills. The results showed that onehomeschooling student is in the category of less critical, four students areon quite critical category and only one student in a critical category.This suggests that homeschooling students' critical thinking skills arelow. Low critical thinking skills are affected by limitations homeschoolingstudent learning of mathematics is done, students 'mathematical ability andmathematical learning processes that do not yet geared to developinghomeschooling students' critical thinking skills. So that based on the resultsof this study are advised to make the learning process of mathematics todevelop homeschooling students' critical thinking skills.

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