Digital Storytelling to Enhance Social Studies Content Knowledge, Explore Multiple Perspectives, and Advocate for Social Justice

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-256
Author(s):  
Lindsay Yearta ◽  
Katie Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Counter Narratives ◽  
Historical Accounts

In this chapter, the authors discuss how digital storytelling expands traditional storytelling options to serve as an integrative approach to (1) deepen student understanding of social studies content, (2) learn history through multiple perspectives, and (3) seek social justice through civics engagement. Most stories told about our history tend to focus on the dominant narrative which portrays an inaccurate depiction of events and individuals. When students move beyond the “single story” of the dominant narrative to explore multiple perspectives, voices, and historical accounts through counter narratives, they develop essential critical thinking skills to help them not only deepen their understanding of content in social studies but to encourage them to actively engage as democratic citizens seeking social justice for a better world.

Formative Evaluations of Teaching

2017 ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Gina Mariano ◽  
Frank Hammonds ◽  
Sheridan Chambers ◽  
Gracie Spear
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Student Evaluations Of Teaching ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Improve Student Learning

Students engaging in the assessment and evaluation process is becoming increasingly popular because it helps students become active participants in their own learning. In this chapter we discuss ways to involve students in the assessment and evaluation process in the classroom. It brings together multiple perspectives on critical thinking, metacognition, interteaching and student evaluations of teaching (SETs). The commonality between these four key elements is the importance of engaging students to become active participants in their own learning because they can help improve student learning outcomes. This chapter goes on to examine how these assessments and evaluations play a role in developing critical thinking skills and metacognition in students.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL INKUIRI SOSIAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MAHASISWA CALON GURU SD

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-254
Author(s):  
Deasy Rahmawati ◽  
Ike Annita
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Inquiry Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Social Inquiry ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACT This aims of this study is to comprehend  the increase in the critical thinking skills of PGSD students through the implementation of social inquiry models in elementary social studies education courses. The population of this study were all 3rd semester students of the PGSD FKIP Unla study program. Sampling was carried out by using saturated sampling technique, where all members of the population were sampled, class A01 as a control class that applied conventional learning and class A02 as an experimental class that was treated with social inquiry learning models. The data in this study were obtained through the results of the pretest and posttest using the critical thinking essay test instrument. The results of this study indicate that there are differences in the increase in the critical thinking skills of PGSD students in the SD social studies course after the social inquiry learning model is applied. Beside that, the critical thinking skills of PGSD students in the Elementary Social Sciences Education course after applying the social inquiry learning model are better than the control class using conventional learning methods.   ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa PGSD melalui penerapan model inkuiri sosial dalam mata kuliah pendidikan IPS SD.  Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa semester 3 program studi PGSD FKIP Unla. Penarikan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik sampling jenuh, dimana seluruh anggota populasi dijadikan sampel, yaitu kelas A01 dijadikan kelas kontrol yang menerapkan pembelajaran konvensional dan kelas A02 dijadikan kelas eksperimen yang mendapatkan perlakuan model pembelajaran inkuiri sosial. Data yang dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui hasil pretes dan postes dengan menggunakan instrumen tes uraian berpikir  kritis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa PGSD pada mata kuliah Pendidikan IPS SD setelah diterapkan model  pembelajaran inkuiri sosial. Selain itu, kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa PGSD pada mata kuliah Pendidikan IPS SD setelah diterapkan model  pembelajaran inkuiri sosial lebih baik daripada kelas kontrol yang menggunakan metode pembelajaran konvensional.

scholarly journals Digital Storytelling in Museum Education Context: How to Promote Critical Thinking Skills through Digital Tools within Secondary School Pupils

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Museum Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Secondary School Pupils

The present paper aims to analyse the use of Digital Storytelling (DST) methodology in museum education context for the development of Critical Thinking (CT) skills within secondary school pupils. Starting from a brief literature review about CT promotion and cultural heritage education, an overview of active learning methodologies used in museum education for CT development is introduced. Moreover, the paper presents the first data obtained from a quasi-experiment carried out at the Galleria Lapidaria in the Capitolini Museums in Rome, which is focused on the use of DST for the promotion of CT skills for secondary school pupils within an integrated formal and informal education path.

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