Understanding the educational value of the film Please Vote for Me: The case for a pedagogical course in citizenship education

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-276
Author(s):  
Mei-Yee Wong
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Chinese Literature ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Small Scale

Abstract Studies have demonstrated the importance of citizenship education for preservice teachers; however, studies on citizenship education pedagogies in university programmes have been rare. This small-scale study furthers the discussions in western and Chinese literature regarding the documentary film Please Vote for Me. By using the film in a citizenship and moral education curriculum course, this study explored undergraduate students' perceptions of using the documentary film Please Vote for Me and their actual learning experiences and outcomes. Data were collected through student interviews, reflective journals and worksheets. The study revealed that, overall, the students appreciated learning by using documentary films; they learned reflection and critical thinking skills and about the concept of democracy. They also discussed the educational topics in the film and reflected on the expected teacher and parent roles of citizenship education. The study provides empirical evidence to supplement the literature on citizenship teaching and learning in teacher education by using a documentary film as a resource.

Reflecting on Portfolio Development

2013 ◽  
pp. 197-211
Author(s):  
Hea-Jin Lee ◽  
Leah Herner-Patnode
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Web Based

This study adopted portfolio assessment as a means of deepening pre-service teachers’ understanding of teaching and learning. The ultimate goal of using the portfolio was to bring the program in line with the mission of the institute, the criteria of the NCATE and INTASC, and the standards of the Ohio State License. This study discusses the challenge of implementing a year-long portfolio assessment procedure, as well as investigating how the exit portfolio assessment plays a role in facilitating pre-service teachers’ professional growth in terms of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Results indicate that preservice teachers considered the capstone portfolio as a tool for reflection, which helped them improve critical thinking skills, self-assessment, and advancement. Also, the portfolio process helped teacher candidates develop a professional identity and promote teaching. Overall, there was growth and improvement in knowledge, skills, and dispositions toward teaching, the role of a teacher and learner, and using the web-based portfolio process.

Reflecting on Portfolio Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hea-Jin Lee ◽  
Leah Herner-Patnode
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Web Based

This study adopted portfolio assessment as a means of deepening pre-service teachers’ understanding of teaching and learning. The ultimate goal of using the portfolio was to bring the program in line with the mission of the institute, the criteria of the NCATE and INTASC, and the standards of the Ohio State License. This study discusses the challenge of implementing a year-long portfolio assessment procedure, as well as investigating how the exit portfolio assessment plays a role in facilitating pre-service teachers’ professional growth in terms of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Results indicate that preservice teachers considered the capstone portfolio as a tool for reflection, which helped them improve critical thinking skills, self-assessment, and advancement. Also, the portfolio process helped teacher candidates develop a professional identity and promote teaching. Overall, there was growth and improvement in knowledge, skills, and dispositions toward teaching, the role of a teacher and learner, and using the web-based portfolio process.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THROUGH MICROTEACHING

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Ika Wahyuni Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Young Learners

This study aimed to explore how microteaching improved the students’ critical thinking skills. The method used was qualitative research. The procedure of collecting the data was assigning 20-minute microteaching to nine groups of preservice teachers over nine weeks of teaching and learning process. In a group of two to three, they were asked to demonstrate their understanding on how to teach English to young learners based on a given topic. Peer feedback and teacher feedback were also given as a post-activity. Two preservice teachers were interviewed to explore their views on how the microteaching model influenced their critical thinking. The results showed that all stages of the microteaching model - the preparation and planning, the 20 minutes microteaching, peer feedback, and teacher feedback - enhanced their critical thinking skills.

A Compass During the Storm: Offering Students Critical Rigor for Polarizing Times

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Wender ◽  
Valerie J. D’Erman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Objective ◽  
First Year

ABSTRACT Teaching and learning in higher education is occurring, unavoidably, within the broader civic context of today’s extraordinarily polarizing political times. We seek to help students situate themselves with respect to and, above all, thoughtfully assess others’ as well as their own perspectives on issues of profound contention, without contributing to exacerbated polarization ourselves. Specifically, we offer students in our first-year exploratory political science course a vital tool—critical rigor—for navigating but not being inundated by the storm. This article discusses our experiences in teaching the course titled, “The Worlds of Politics,” as we attempt to help students deeply engage in cognitive processes of critical thinking and analysis, without undue infringement from their own—and least of all our own—personal political biases. Our focal learning objective is the cultivation of critical-thinking skills that promote students’ drawing of distinctions between advocacy and analysis, as well as their discerning civic engagement.

scholarly journals Active teaching model to promote critical thinking

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-298
Author(s):  
Fábio da Costa Carbogim ◽  
Larissa Bertacchini de Oliveira ◽  
Melina Mafra Toledo ◽  
Flávia Batista Barbosa de Sá Diaz ◽  
Greicy Kelly Gouveia Dias Bittencourt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACT Objective: To present the experience of elaboration and implementation of the Active Teaching Model to Promote Critical Thinking (MEAPC), associated to Problem-Based Learning (PBL), for undergraduate students in Nursing. Method: Case report on the experience of the educational intervention (MEAPC + PBL) with undergraduate students in Nursing, in a 20-hour course on Basic Life Support (BLS). The MEAPC was validated by judges to guide the analysis of clinical cases. Critical Thinking (CT) skills were assessed using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test. Result: The educational intervention took place in two phases: elaboration and implementation, allowing not only the production of knowledge about BLS, but also the development of CT and exchange of experiences for teaching-learning. Conclusion: The association of the MEAPC to the PBL in the course of BLS organized the learning, gave opportunity to acquire knowledge and to stimulate the skills of the CT.

Impacts of International Baccalaureate programmes on teaching and learning: A review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisah Dickson ◽  
Laura B. Perry ◽  
Susan Ledger
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Impact

International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes are growing rapidly worldwide, driven in part by their global reputation and concept-driven, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. This thematic review of a range of literature sources examines the impact of IB programmes on teaching and learning, highlighting trends, challenges, and benefits. Findings of the review revealed that most of the studies, both qualitative and quantitative, examined stakeholders’ perspectives or self-reported experiences of IB programmes; a very small number used research designs that control for confounding factors or allow causal inferences to be drawn. A wide range of stakeholders report that IB programmes develop research and critical thinking skills, intercultural appreciation and global awareness, as well as cultivate collaborative working cultures and creative pedagogical practices among teachers. Challenges include extra demands on teachers for lesson planning and assessment, additional stress for teachers and students, and competing demands and expectations with national requirements. Recommendations are provided which may guide future research endeavours.

scholarly journals Implementasi model controversial issue dalam mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-73
Author(s):  
Alfiandra Alfiandra ◽  
Sani Safitri ◽  
Puspa Dianti
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Classroom Action Research

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan efektifitas model pembelajaran controversial issue dalam meningkatkan kemampuan berfikir kritis mahasiswa pada mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan di Unit Pelaksana Teknis Mata Kuliah Pengembangan Kepribadian Universitas Sriwijaya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (classroom action research) sebanyak tiga siklus dimana setiap siklus melalui tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, evaluasi dan refleksi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi model pembelajaran controversial issue dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berfikir kritis mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran mata kuliah Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan. Peningkatan kemampuan berfikir kritis tersebut terlihat pada keterampilan mahasiswa dalam mengidentifikasi masalah, mendefinisikan masalah, mengeksplorasi masalah, mengevaluasi dan mengintegrasikan berbagai macam solusi menjadi suatu jawaban yang komprehensif terhadap suatu permasalahan.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This article tries to reveal the effectiveness of controversial issue based teaching model to increase students’ critical thinking skills at Unit Pelaksana Teknis Mata Kuliah Pengembangan Kepribadian Universitas Sriwijaya. It was a classroom action research with three cycles, each of which consists of planing, observation, evaluation and reflection. The results reveal that the implementation of controversial issue based teaching model can increase students’ critical thinking skills in Citizenship Education Program. This increasing of critical thinking skills was indicated by the skills to identify problem, to define problem, to explore problem, to evaluate, and to integrate any kinds of solutions in order to comprehend the problem.

scholarly journals CARD GAME TO IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Gressick ◽  
Joel B. Langston
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Reasoning ◽  
Classroom Implementation ◽  
Iterative Design

Fostering critical thinking skills is a ubiquitous goal across disciplines and social contexts. Productive solutions to educational, content-based and social problems can emerge through well-reasoned conversation. How best to support the development of these skills has been a topic of debate. In this study, we investigated the design and effectiveness of a card-based game focused on undergraduate student understanding of common fallacies in thinking. 13 Fallacies was designed with the intention of improving students’ reasoning. In our study, we completed an iterative design phase, play testing phase and have collected data on student learning outcomes from two semesters as a result of classroom implementation. Results indicate that 13 Fallacies improved student understanding of common fallacies in thinking and promoted social reasoning for at-risk undergraduate students.

scholarly journals Upaya Meningkatkan Teknik Dasar Pasing Atas Bola Voli Mini melalui Bantuan Tutor Sebaya Siswa kelas IV SD Negeri Balongwono Kecamatan Trowulan Kabupaten Mojokerto Tahun 2018/2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
Sugemi Sugemi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Peer Tutors ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Academic Year

Physical education is basically an integral part of the education system as a whole which aims to develop aspects of health, physical fitness, critical thinking skills, emotional stability, social skills, reasoning and moral action through physical activities and sports. The purpose of this study was to improve learning outcomes for grade V SD Negeri Balongwono, Trowulan District, Mojokerto Regency through the assistance of peer tutors. The research was conducted at SD Negeri Balongwono, Trowulan District, Mojokerto Regency in the first semester of the 2018/2019 academic year, from March 2019 to April 2019. The subjects of this study were GRADE V SD Negeri Balongwono, Mojokerto Regency in the 2018/2019 academic year, namely 26 people who above: 16 boys and 10 girls. Sources of data used in Graderoom Action Research (PTK) are as follows: 1. Data on learning outcomes above, obtained from students; 2. Teacher activity data, obtained from events during the teaching and learning activities in progress; 3. Student activity data, obtained from events during the teaching and learning activities; 4. Data on the implementation of teaching and learning activities with the help of peer tutors, obtained from events during the teaching and learning activities. The data analyzed included quantitative data (by presenting numbers as a measure of achievement), and qualitative data (presenting numbers as a comparison). Data analysis was carried out in a descriptive comparative manner which aims to compare the conditions before and after the learning corrective action was taken. The stages in the action of analyzing data include data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Based on the data analysis of the basic technique of passing on mini volleyball for Grade V students of SD Negeri Balongwono, Trowulan District, Mojokerto Regency, 2018/2019 academic year, the following results can be obtained: 1. In the pre-action of 26 students, there were 11 students (42%) who completed learning. 2. At the end of the first cycle of 26 students, there were 19 students (73%) who had finished learning. 3. At the end of the second cycle of 26 students, 23 students (88%) have completed learning. Thus it can be concluded that the application of the peer tutor assistance method can improve the basic techniques of fitting for the V-grade mini volleyball of the V-grade students of SD Negeri Balongwono, Trowulan District, Mojokerto Regency, 2018/2019 Academic Year.

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