The Effect of Applying Critical Thinking Techniques on Students’ Attitudes towards Literature

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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The Implementation of Cooperative Learning Model For Critical Thinking Skills in the History Subject at SMA Pekanbaru

International Journal of Educational Best Practices ◽

10.31258/ijebp.v1n1.p36-52 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Isjoni Isjoni

Keyword(s):

Science Education ◽

Critical Thinking ◽

Cooperative Learning ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Traditional Learning ◽

Learning Approaches ◽

Paired Data ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Student’S T

In the approach to learning, teachers must be able to create an active, creative, effective, and funlearing. One of the learning approaches that can be used to create this active, creative, effectiveand fun learning in a group is cooperative learning. Jigsaw was particularly selected from varioustypes of cooperative learning. It was because it is used by researchers in science education, andless popular in social science education. Jigsaw arouse students' attitudes to learning, including inthe History subject. Jigsaw that is one ofthe types of cooperative learning models that encouragesstudents to be active and help each others in mastering the subject matter to achieve maximumperformance. The aim of the study was to see the different models of cooperative learning onstudents' critical thinking skills in the History subject. The method used was by using the teststatistics with analysis using Excel for Windows. To determine whether there is any differences,tests of paired data (Student's t-test) were comducted. If there are no significant differencesbetween the dependent variable for the pre-test, it will be used followed by ANOVA in the posttest. The results showed that there is a difference between the type of cooperative learning modeljigsaw with traditional learning in the study on the critical thinking skills of students in the Historysubject.

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The impact of the Sports Science Students' Attitudes towards the Scientific Research Methods Course on their Critical Thinking Skills

10.53350/pjmhs2115103004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 3004-3008

Author(s):

Hikmet Turkay

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Research Methods ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Methods Course ◽

Science Students ◽

Sports Science ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The Impact

Background: Scientific research processes are of capital significance in defining problems from a critical perspective, identifying the variables, determining the relationships between these problem variables, and finding solutions to existing issues. Aim: Based on this direction, the current study aimed to examine the effects of sports science students' attitudes towards scientific research methods course on their critical thinking skills considering various variables. Methods: The study group, determined by a simple random sampling method, comprised 412 students with an average age of 21.92, studying in sports sciences. "Attitude Scale Towards Scientific Research Course" and "Critical Thinking Skills Scale" were used to scale students' scientific research and critical thinking skills. Results: The study determined that while there was no significant difference between the students according to the gender variable, there were differences according to the department and class variables. Conclusion: As a result, there is a positive relationship between students' attitudes towards scientific research methods and their critical thinking skills. Keywords: Sport Sciences, Scientific Research, Critical Thinking

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Teaching Cell Biology to Nonscience Majors Through Forensics, or How to Design a Killer Course

Cell Biology Education ◽

10.1187/cbe.03-12-0023 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 131-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Laura Arwood

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Cell Biology ◽

Dna Typing ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Jury Trial ◽

Assessment Tests ◽

Nonscience Majors ◽

Biological Concepts ◽

Students Attitudes

Nonscience majors often do not respond to traditional lecture-only biology courses. However, these students still need exposure to basic biological concepts. To accomplish this goal, forensic science was paired with compatible cell biology subjects. Several topics such as human development and molecular biology were found to fulfill this purpose. Another goal was to maximize the hands-on experience of the nonscience major students. This objective was fulfilled by specific activities such as fingerprinting and DNA typing. One particularly effective teaching tool was a mock murder mystery complete with a Grand Jury trial. Another objective was to improve students' attitudes toward science. This was successful in that students felt more confident in their own scientific abilities after taking the course. In pre/post tests, students answered four questions about their ability to conduct science. All four statements showed a positive shift after the course (p values ranging from .001 to .036, df = 23; n = 24). The emphasis on experiential pedagogy was also shown to increase critical thinking skills. In pre / post testing, students in this course significantly their performance on critical thinking assessment tests from 33.3% correct to 45.3% (p = .008, df = 4; n = 24).

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The Role of Critical Thinking Skills in Students’ Attitudes Toward Business Subjects

The Power of Technology for Learning ◽

10.1007/978-1-4020-8747-9_11 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 175-189

Author(s):

Dirk Tempelaar

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Students Attitudes

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UTICAJ KURSEVA FILOZOFIJE NA STAVOVE STUDENATA

ГОДИШЊАК ЗА ФИЛОЗОФИЈУ ◽

10.46630/gflz.3.2021.03 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 45-53

Author(s):

Ivan Nikolić ◽

Zoran Dimić

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Students Attitudes

This paper is part of the first phase of the Department of Philosophy project “The Influence of Philosophy Courses on Students’ Attitudes”. The goals of this phase of the project included designing and formulating tests that will check students values, then conducting a test, calculating results and finally analyzing and interpreting results. Having in mind the stated goals, the authors of this paper will try to explain their previous engagement in the mentioned project and, based on the analysis and interpretation of the obtained results, give recommendations for the direction in which they would further develop a platform for successful influence on critical thinking.

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Android-Based E-Booklet Development to Train Students’ Critical Thinking And Attitude of Caring for Environment

Journal of Innovative Science Education ◽

10.15294/jise.v9i2.39913 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 95-101

Author(s):

Pujiasih Pujiasih ◽

Wiwi Isnaeni ◽

Saiful Ridlo

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Critical Thinking ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Cognitive Learning ◽

Test Results ◽

A Value ◽

Effectiveness Analysis ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

D Model

Biology subjects in high school learn everything about life. In this case it involves skills and reasoning. This study aims to analyze the validity, effectiveness, practicality, and characteristics of android-based e-booklets. This research is a research and development or R&D. The development in this study adopted a 4-D model which included four stages namely define, design, develop, dissemination. The results of the study on the validity test showed that the material experts obtained a value of 92.14% with a very good category. Based on the results of the validation of media experts obtained a value with a percentage of 86.29% in the very good category. The results of the research on the effectiveness of android-based e-booklet are 1) classical completeness ≥ 80%, 2) N-Gain test results are different and better (has increased). Cognitive learning outcomes (students' critical thinking) showed that the percentage of students’ classical completeness was 88.27%, the N-Gain Test was in the high (53%), moderate (45%), low (2%) category. Based on the analysis of affective and psychomotor competencies with very good criteria. The results of research on students’ attitudes of caring for environment showed that the percentage of students' scores was 82% with an excellent category. Based on the effectiveness analysis it can be concluded that the android-based e-booklet is effectively applied in biodiversity subject. In the analysis of the results of the practicality of the android-based e-booklet media showed a very good response from teachers and students. The characteristics of an android-based e-booklet consist of a cover, a menu display consisting of preface, KI and KD, material, and evaluation questions.

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