scholarly journals CEFR Based Learning Approach: Using Literature to Enhance EFL Students’ Reading Skills and Critical Thinking Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Sukanya Kaowiwattanakul
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Reader Response Theory ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
English Major ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Academic Year

The purposes of this research were to: 1) study whether the use of literature activities improved EFL students’ reading skills and critical thinking skills according to CEFR at C1 level; 2) investigate students’ critical thinking skills in studying a literature course; and 3) examine students’ attitudes towards the use of literature activities in developing reading skills and critical thinking skills. The sample consisted of 47 second-year English major students who were enrolled in the Introduction to Literature Course in the academic year 2020 at a public university in the northern part of Thailand. The instruments included five lesson plans using literature activities to develop reading skills and critical thinking skills, a reading test, a reflective writing task, and a list of semi-structured interview questions. T-test, mean, and standard deviation calculations including content analysis were used for data analysis. This study found that the EFL students’ reading skills and critical thinking skills improved significantly following participation in literature activities based on Reader-Response theory. The EFL students demonstrated average level critical thinking skills and they held positive attitudes towards the use of literature activities for developing reading skills and critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals Enhancing Learning Through Reflection– A Case Study of SEEU

SEEU Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brikena Xhaferi ◽  
Gezim Xhaferi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Learning through reflection is one of the most interesting experiences that students might have. It is considered a very good tool for self-assessing learning. It is believed that “teachers who promote reflective classrooms ensure that students are fully engaged in the process of making meaning” (Costa and Kallick, 2008, para.5). Dewey (1991) was among the first researchers who based his work and research on the positive roles that reflection plays in fostering self-reflection and critical thinking. He has defined it as an active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief. Reflections give students opportunities to think and reflect about their learning and note down the obstacles they might face during this process. The present study aims to investigate the impact of journal writing in promoting critical-thinking skills, and its impact on enhancing learning. The study uses two instruments, a student refection journal and an interview. Also, Marzano’s New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives developed in 2000 was used in the third phase of the study. This Taxonomy contains Three Systems: the Self-system, the Metacognitive system and the Cognitive system. The overall study results show that reflection journals help students to become more independent learners, reflect on their learning experiences and identify the most useful learning strategies. Most importantly, all study participants hold positive attitudes towards reflection and they consider it as a valuable tool which can increase learning.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND STUDENTS' LEARNING OUTCOMES IN LEARNING BIOLOGY OF MUSHROOM CONCEPT AT SMA NEGERI 4 BARABAI

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Norhasanah Norhasanah ◽  
Ruswaty Ruswaty ◽  
Fahmi Fahmi ◽  
Marnina Ika Putri
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Real Objects ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Cognitive Learning Outcomes

Teachers as learning agents must be able to present the learning process contextually by involving the active participation of students. Some students learn best when they have the opportunity to interact with real objects through inquiry activities that will help students deepen their understanding of a concept. Inquiry learning is one that can be adapted to students' abilities, can build cognitive structures, and can motivate students to think critically. This research is classified as descriptive research. The subjects of the research were students of class X SMA Negeri 4 Barabai as many as 78 students in the 2015/2016 academic year on the mushroom group material. The research data were in the form of observations on students' critical thinking skills which were analyzed descriptively using categorical methods, namely very good (≥ 3), good (2-2.99), not good (1-1.99). While cognitive learning outcomes were obtained through tests and success was determined based on KKM = 67 with classical completeness 85%. The results showed that students' critical thinking skills were at least good, namely formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, conducting experiments, and making conclusions, while formulating problems, and analyzing data still needed improvement. Meanwhile, students' cognitive learning outcomes have not yet achieved minimal completeness. Keywords: critical thinking skills, learning outcomes, inquiry AbstrakGuru sebagai agen pembelajar harus mampu menyajikan proses pembelajaran secara kontekstual dengan melibatkan langsung peran serta siswa secara aktif. Sebagian siswa belajar dengan baik apabila mereka mendapat kesempatan berinteraksi dengan benda-benda nyata melalui aktivitas penyelidikan yang akan membantu siswa memperdalam pemahaman suatu konsep. Pembelajaran inkuiri merupakan salah satu pembelajaran yang dapat diadaptasikan dengan kemampuan siswa, dapat membangun struktur kognitif, dan dapat memotivasi siswa untuk berpikir kritis. Penelitian ini tergolong penelitian deskriptif. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 4 Barabai sebanyak 78 siswa tahun pelajaran 2015/2016 pada materi pokmok jamur. Data hasil penelitian berupa hasil observasi terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa yang dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan menggunakan kategorikal yakni sangat baik (≥ 3), baik (2-2,99), kurang baik (1-1,99). Sedangkan hasil belajar kognitif diperoleh melalui tes dan keberhasilan ditetapkan berdasarkan KKM = 67 dengan ketuntasan klasikal ≥ 85%. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa sekurang-kurangnya sudah baik, yakni merumuskan hipotesis, merancang percobaan, melakukan percobaan, dan membuat kesimpulan, sedangkan merumuskan masalah, dan menganalisis data masih perlu perbaikan. Sedangkan hasil belajar kognitif siswa belum mencapai ketuntasan minimal. Kata kunci: keterampilan berpikir kritis, hasil belajar, inkuiri

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MELALUI BERMAIN SAINS PADA ANAK TK A DI LABORATORIUM PAUD YASMIN KABUPATEN JEMBER TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2b) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Misyana Misyana ◽  
Indah Mayasari
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Right ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Collection Methods

ABSTRAK   Pada abad 21 dimana masyarakat sudah menggunakan teknologi, layak kalau anak-anak usia dini juga dipersiapkan untuk memiliki kemampuan yang lebih baik, utamanya di kemampuan berpikir. Sudah saatnya anak diberikan kegiatan yang lebih menantang dan menggunakan strategi yang tepat sehingga kemampuan anak benar-benar dapat meningkat lebih baik. Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis anak melalui bermain sains, salah satu permainan yang disukai anak yaitu bermain balon. Strategi  yang dipergunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan anak, pemecahan masalah (problem solving) dan penemuan terbimbing (Guided Discovery). Masalah yang akan dipecahkan pada tindakan ini adalah bagaimana permainan sains dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis anak, pada kelompok A (4-5 tahun) di Laboratorium Paud Yasmin Jember tahun ajaran 2018/2019. Adapun jenis penelitian yang dilakukan peneliti  adalah tindakan kelas, metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian kali ini peneliti sebagai guru dan guru sebagai observer, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa aktivitas anak selama kegiatan bermain sains, hasil wawancara dengan anak dan guru kelompok A. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa bermain sains dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis secara signivikan. Secara klasikal dari 15 anak terdapat 13 anak yang berkembang kemampuan berpikir kritisnya secara individual dan 2 anak yang belum berkembang. Diketahui perkembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis anak secara klasikal yang diperoleh 86,66% yang berarti perkembangan kemampuan berpikir kritis anak kelompok A secara klasikal tercapai.   Kata Kunci: berfikir kritis, bermain sains, PAUD.   ABSTRACT   In the 21st century where people have used technology, it is feasible that early childhood are also prepared to have better abilities, especially being able to think. It's time for children to be given more challenging activities and use the right strategies, and the children ability can really improve better. One of the efforts to improve children's critical thinking skills through playing science, one of the games that children love is playing balloons. Strategies used to improve children's ability, problem solving and guided discovery. The problem that will be solved in this action is how the game of science can improve children's critical thinking skills, in group A (4-5 years) in the Laboratory of Paud Yasmin Jember 2018/2019 academic year. The type of lecturers conducted is class action lectures, data collection methods used in this lecture are observation, interviews and documentation. Data collected in the form of children activities during science playing activities, results of interviews with children and teacher of group A. Based on the results of lecturers, it can be concluded that playing science can improve critical thinking skills in a significant way. Classically from 15 children there are 13 children who develop their critical thinking skills, and 2 children are undeveloped. It is known that the development of children critical thinking abilities classically is 86.66% which means that the development of children critical thinking abilities in group A is classically achieved.   Keywords: Critical thinking, science games, PAUD.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemampuan Berfikir Kritis Mahasiswa Tadris IPA Melalui Pendekatan Saintifik Pada Mata kuliah IPA Terpadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Raden Gamal Tamrin Kusumah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Academic Year

AbstrakMata kuliah IPA Terpadu di IAIN Bengkulu merupakan mata kuliah baru bagi mahasiswa Tadris IPA. Hal ini dikarenakan pada tahun 2017/2018 baru ada tiga angkatan. Sehingga, hasil belajar mata kuliah ini tidak terlalu baik. Menurut wawancara dengan salah satu mahasiswa, salah satu penyebabnya adalah kesulitan mengintegrasikan komponen kimia, fisika, biologi secara bersamaan pada satu materi tertentu. Lebih spesifiknya, mahasiswa kesulitan untuk menjelaskan satu materi tertentu yang penjabarannya harus dijelaskan secara komprehensif baik dari segi mata kuliah kimia, fisika, biologi.  Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan perbaikan pembelajaran dan meningkatkan kemampuan berfikir kritis mahasiswa melalui pendekatan saintifik pada mata kuliah IPA Terpadu. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan penelitan tindakan kelas. Pembelajarannya terdiri dari dua siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari beberapa tahapan, yaitu; perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan tes hasil belajar. Waktu dilakukan pada semester genap tahun akademik 2017/2018. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa program studi Tadris IPA semester dua tahun akademik 2017/2018 yang sedang menempuh matakuliah IPA Terpadu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa yang dilakukan selama 2 siklus pembelajaran telah meningkat pada siklus yang ke-dua. Selain itu juga kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran di matakuliah IPA Terpadu melalui pendekatan saintifik dapat terukur dan telah berhasil berdasarkan indikator keberhasilan. Increasing the Critical Thinking Ability of Tadris IPA Students through a Scientific Approach in Integrated Science Courses AbstractThe Integrated Science course at IAIN Bengkulu is a new subject for Tadris IPA students. This is because in 2017/2018 there were only three generations. So, the learning outcomes of this course are not very good. According to an interview with one of the students, one of the reasons is the difficulty of integrating chemical, physical, biological components simultaneously on one particular material. More specifically, students find it difficult to explain one particular material whose translation must be explained comprehensively both in terms of chemistry, physics, biology courses. Therefore, this study aims to improve learning and improve students' critical thinking skills through a scientific approach to Integrated Science courses. This research method uses classroom action research. Learning consists of two cycles. Each cycle consists of several stages, namely; planning, action, observation and reflection. Data collection techniques used are observation and learning outcomes tests. Time is carried out in the even semester of the 2017/2018 academic year. The research subjects were students of the 2017/2018 academic year Tadris IPA study program who were taking the Integrated Science course. The results showed that student learning outcomes carried out during the 2 learning cycles had increased in the second cycle. In addition, students' critical thinking skills in the implementation of learning in the Integrated Science course through a scientific approach can be measured and have been successful based on indicators of success.

scholarly journals Strengthening critical thinking through reading strategies in higher education students from Monteria, Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (44) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Maria G. GARCIA ◽  
◽  
Dayan A. GUZMAN ◽  
Lida M. PINTO ◽  
Dalis VERGARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Noticeable Improvement ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Superior Level

This research aims to describe how students’ critical thinking skills could be strengthened using reading strategies. In the methodology, quantitative and qualitative approaches were used, as well as a diagnostic test, a semi-structured interview, and a pedagogic strategy based on Facione´s critical thinking skills. Results showed that all strategies contributed to strengthening critical thinking skills. It was also encountered a noticeable improvement in the explanation skill. In the video strategy, tudents obtained a high or superior level in almost all the skills.

scholarly journals KEMAMPUAN CRITICAL THINKING DAN HASIL BELAJAR KELAS IV SD TINGKIR TENGAH 02

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Susilo Rudi ◽  
Henny Dewi Koeswanti ◽  
Sri Giarti
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims to improve critical thinking skills and mathematics learning outcomes of fourth-grade students of SD Tingkir Tengah 02 Salatiga in the second semester of the 2018/2019 academic year. Critical thinking and learning outcomes are low because the teacher uses the lecture method. The author chooses the Open-Ended model assisted by powerpoint media as a solution. Research procedures include planning, action, observation, and reflection. The results showed an increase from the initial condition with 9 students or 25.71% completed and 29 students or 74.29% not complete. The implementation of the first cycle results obtained 29 students or 82.86% completed and 6 students or 17.14% did not complete. Cycle II as a follow-up and improvement of the first cycle with the acquisition of achieving attainment of 35 students or 100%. The results obtained by the conclusion of the application of Open-Ended learning assisted by powerpoint media can improve critical thinking skills and mathematics learning outcomes of fourth-grade students of SD Tingkir Tengah 02 Salatiga second semester of the 2018/2019 academic year.

scholarly journals EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TO CRITICAL READING

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Nataliia Hromova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
English Classes ◽  
General Importance

. Critical thinking skills are one of the key requirements for a modern specialist in the professional world nowadays. Applying critical thinking while reading texts must become the essential approach to dealing with information. This study focuses on an exploratory investigation of the students’ attitude to critical reading tasks at the English classes. The present survey aims at exploring low-intermediate students’ attitude to critical reading assignments used at the English classes. The main tasks are the following: 1) to carry out a survey on students’ attitude towards critical reading and critical reading instruction at university; 2) to test the students’ critical reading skills; 3) to interview the students on their assessment of the reading tasks to identify the habits of mind available to develop their critical reading skills. The data were collected from the students’ questionnaire, the critical reading test and the students’ interviews. The findings support the results of the foreign researchers’ surveys about the lack of curiosity, relevant habits of mind and the majority of textbooks containing factual tasks which hinder the development of the readers’ critical attitude to information. Although the students admitted the general importance of critical reading, they did not seem to understand the essence of these skills and showed indifference to critical reading tasks during the second and third stages of the experiment. Thus, the prospects of the further research aim at designing and implementation of a reading English texts program for university low-intermediate students which could involve more critical reading assignments to promote critical habits of mind.

scholarly journals ETIKA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN FISIKA UNIVERSITAS MALIKUSSALEH TERHADAP DOSEN DITINJAU DARI KEMAMPUAN BERFIKIR KRITIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fauzan Fauzan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Study Program ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Student Ethics ◽  
Academic Year

This research aims to examine the correlation between critical thinking and ethics and the contribution of critical thinking to ethics. This research is a field research (field research) with a quantitative approach. Therefore the sample of this study amounted to 61 people. Data collection was carried out by visiting subjects in class during study hours by asking the head of the study program for permission first. Based on the results of the analysis of research data, it can be concluded in this study that they are as follows: 1. Students' critical thinking skills in the 2019-2020 school year are categorized as quite good, this is evidenced by the mean results of 57.87 which are in the "Good Enough" category. ". 2. Student ethics for the 2019-2020 school year are classified as good, this is evidenced by the mean result of 83.21 which is in the "Good" category. 3. There is a positive relationship between critical thinking skills and student ethics for the 2019-2020 academic year as evidenced by the value of r-count > r-table, which is 0.331 > 0.227 at the 5% significant level. With a significant value = 0.009, 0.05, the hypothesis Ha is declared "accepted". In this case the ability to think critically with ethics contributed 10.9% while the remaining 89.1% was determined by other variables.

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