scholarly journals Critical Thinking Skills in Asynchronous Discussion Forums: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Naima Ahmad Al-Husban
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums ◽  
Need Support ◽  
Level Of Thinking ◽  
High Level ◽  
Higher Institutions

This study investigated critical thinking indicators of students’ postings on the asynchronous online discussion forums on the learning management system (LMS) at Arab Open University (AOU), Jordan. The models used to diagnose nineteen students’ postings were Garrisons’ (2001) thinking skills and Newman (1995). Results revealed that participants’ postings reflected the critical thinking indicators proposed by Newman like relevance and importance, but students need to enhance skills like justification, and critical assessment. According to Garrisons’ model, participants could identify, and explore problems, but they need support to evaluate the problem and integrate solutions into their existing knowledge. The findings reveal that participants acquire essential critical thinking skills, but they need to focus on higher order skills. Further research should be conducted using different courses issues to impart the critical thinking indicators that students need in higher institutions. In addition, instructors should be trained on how to formulate online tasks that stimulate high level of thinking.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Challenge Based Learning terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMA pada Materi Perubahan Iklim

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Mar’atul Mukarromah ◽  
Budijanto Budijanto ◽  
Dwiyono Hari Utomo
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
T Test ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Challenge Based Learning ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Level Of Thinking ◽  
High Level

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The ability of critical thinking is a high level of thinking skills that students must have in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. The purpose of this research is to know the influence of challenge-based learning models to students' critical thinking ability. The research method used is a pseudo-experimentation with a quantitative approach. The subject of this study was high school students amounting to 60 people consisting of two homogeneous classes. Data collection techniques Using test essays are critical thinking abilities. The data analysis technique used is test T (T-Test). Statistical results of statistics show the value of the Sig. (2-tailed) is 0,003 &lt; 0.05, so the challenge-based learning model is significantly affected by students ' critical thinking skills.</p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Kemampuan berpikir kritis merupakan kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi yang harus dimiliki oleh siswa pada abad ke 21. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh model <em>challenge based learning</em> terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu eksperimen semu dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa SMA yang berjumlah 60 orang yang terdiri dari dua kelas yang bersifat homogen. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan tes esai kemampuan berpikir kritis. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji t <em>(t-test)</em>. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan nilai Sig. (2-tailed) adalah 0,003&lt;0,05 sehingga model <em>challenge based learning</em> berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa.

scholarly journals Promoção do Pensamento Crítico em Alunos Universitários: o Uso do Fórum de Discussão no Ensino a Distância

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Luiz Da Silva ◽  
Fabiane Tais Muzardo ◽  
Juliana Chueire Lyra
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums ◽  
On Line ◽  
Blooms Taxonomy

O desenvolvimento do pensamento crítico é um dos objetivos do ensino, tanto no presencial quanto na modalidade a distância (EaD). No ensino a distância, o contato face a face entre professor e aluno é substituído pela interação por meio de ferramentas virtuais de aprendizagem, com destaque para os fóruns de discussão on-line. Esta pesquisa buscou refletir sobre a possibilidade de os fóruns desenvolverem o pensamento crítico dos alunos. Para isso realizou-se um estudo de caso com 28 alunos que cursavam licenciatura na modalidade a distância. Os participantes foram divididos em grupo de controle e grupo experimental; este foi submetido a intervenções no fórum baseadas na Taxionomia de Bloom revisada. O desempenho dos alunos foi analisado por meio da aplicação de pré-teste e pós-teste. Os resultados obtidos indicam que, no caso estudado, não houve diferença significativa entre os dois grupos. Apesar disso, acreditamos que o fórum pode colaborar para o desenvolvimento do pensamento crítico caso faça parte de uma remodelagem dos ciclos de formação dos cursos.Palavras-chave: Pensamento crítico, Fórum de discussão on-line, Taxionomia de Bloom.Development of Critical Thinking in College Students: the Usage of On-line Discussion ForumsAbstract The development of critical thinking is one of the objectives of education, as much on classroom education as in distance education (Ead). In distance education, the face to face contact between professor and student is replaced byvirtual tools for learning, with emphasis on the online discussion forums. This research seeks to reflect about the possibility that the forums develop the students critical thinking skills. For that, a case study was carried out with 28 students who attended to licentiate degree classes on the distance education mode. The participants were divided in Control Group and Study Group, being the latter one submitted to interventions on the forum based on revised Blooms taxonomy. The students performance was analyzed by means of usage of pre-test and post-test. The results obtained indicate that, in the case studied, there wasnt any substantial difference between the two groups.Despite this, we believe that the forum can contribute to the development of critical thinking if it is part of a reshaping of the course cycles.Keywords: Critical thinking, Online discussion forums, Blooms taxonomy.

scholarly journals Development of Criticality in Thought: A Conceptual Framework for Online Student Discussion Forums in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums

Assessing student understanding and extending student learning beyond the face-to-face or synchronous online lesson is commonly done with the use of online discussion forums. However, the challenge reported by tutors of higher education has always been the lack of active participation and critical engagement by students unless the task is graded formally. Researchers have been investigating various approaches to facilitate effective learning experiences such that students are motivated to engage others when they are tasked to partake in such asynchronous discussions. This paper explores how I sought to engage my Engineering undergraduate students, reading a critical thinking and writing module taught in a blended learning environment, in online discussion forums with the adoption of the Paul-Elder critical thinking framework. The aim was to develop higher levels of criticality in thought in students’ forum responses, while demonstrating the application of the critical thinking tools, such that they were able to collaboratively construct knowledge and deepen their conceptual understanding of Engineering leadership. Results of the analysis found that students were engaged in spontaneous dialogic discussions in the form of repeated extended posts published in the online discussion forums. Furthermore, analysis of student critical reflection essays also confirmed that the online discussion forums, with a deliberate use of the tools of the framework, had contributed to their development of critical thinking skills to deepen their understanding. This paper concludes with a recommendation for tutors of higher education to make the assessment of students’ critical reflection or critical thinking skills visible for students with a proposed conceptual framework for online discussion forums.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI GURU SMP DALAM MENYUSUN TES HASIL BELAJAR BERBASIS KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MELALUI SUPERVISI AKADEMIK

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 772
Author(s):  
Leni Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
High Level ◽  
Teacher Data

This research is motivated by the competence of teachers in preparing poor learning outcomes tests and has not been able to measure high-level thinking skills, especially critical thinking skills. Therefore the researcher seeks to improve teacher competence in compiling tests on student learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills through academic supervision. This study uses a school action research design that has stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. This research was conducted for 2 months starting April 9 to May 17, 2019 for Physics teachers in the 7 target schools. Data is sourced from interviews with teachers and test documents prepared by the teacher. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis through the stages of data collection, data simplification, data presentation, conclusion drawing. Data were analyzed using assessment rubrics adjusted to indicators of critical thinking skills. The results of this study conclude that teacher competence in preparing tests of learning outcomes based on critical thinking skills has increased from the first cycle with a percentage of 61% with sufficient categories to 76% with good categories in cycle II.

scholarly journals Scientific Conferences as Way to Develop Students’ Foreign Language Communicative Competence

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 01155
Author(s):  
Yuliya Savinova ◽  
Tatiana Akhmetzyanova ◽  
Svetlana Pozdnyakova ◽  
Ekaterina Dvorak ◽  
Zhanna Zarutskaya
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
High Level ◽  
Development Of Students

The issues of the student engagement in science-related activities and the development of students’ language communicative competence are especially relevant in a technical university, where due to the prevailing of the Sciences, the professional communicative competence has become increasingly vital. The goal of this article is to examine how interdisciplinary scientific conferences for students held in foreign languages can foster the foreign language communicative competence of students. In the article, we present the definition and the three basic models of communicative competence. A method of pedagogical observation is used that represents comprehension and analysis of goal-oriented preparation of students for practical scientific conferences. We reveal the fact that interdisciplinary scientific conferences for students held in foreign languages allow educators to foster the foreign language communicative competence of students and deepen their knowledge in professional area, as well as to equip them with research skills since students’ participation in the conferences increases their attention and focus, motivates them to practice critical thinking skills of high level.

scholarly journals Problem Based Learning for Mathematics Critical Thinking Skills

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Rohmatul Aini ◽  
Syafrimen Syafril ◽  
Netriwati Netriwati ◽  
Agus Pahrudin ◽  
Titik Rahayu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Single Side ◽  
Active Debate

This article aims to find out how to develop student’s critical thinking skills through Problem Based Learning. Single-case single-side case study design is using for method this study, involve one lecture. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and analyze document. The resultz were obtained, showing that the development of mathematics critical thinking skills was carried out using the problem based learning of two component: (i) controversial issues, and (ii) active debate. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa problem based learning dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu alternative untuk mengembangkan kemampuan berfikir kritis matematis mahasiswa.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN MEDIA SOFTWARE TRACKER UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PESERTA DIDIK PADA MATERI IMPULS DAN MOMENTUM DI SMKN 1 SOREANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Furi Chorina Agustin ◽  
Yudi Dirgantara ◽  
Ade Yeti Nuryantini
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
High Level

This study originated from the lack of utilization of learning media during the learning process. Teaching methods used by teachers are less varied so that learners are only trained in cognitive abilities only while for high-level thinking skills such as critical thinking ability is still low. One alternative that can be done to improve the skills of critical thinking is to utilize the Software Tracker media. This study aims to determine the improvement of critical thinking skills of learners through the use of Software Tracker media on the material impulse and momentum. The research method used is Pre-Experiment with design One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The sample of this research using Purposive Sampling technique. The research instrument used in this research is the critical thinking skills of the students of impulse material and momentum to measure the critical thinking ability of learners. The data analysis technique uses normality test, and t test to normalized n-gain value from pretest and posttest value of learners using Microsoft Excel. The results showed that the critical thinking skills of learners increased after utilizing the Software Tracker media during learning. The result of this research is proved from the significant value of ttable test of 1.691 while t count is 24.53 which means H0 is rejected and Ha accepted. The results of this study indicate that the use of Software Tracker media on the material impulse and momentum have a positive impact on improving the critical thinking skills of learners.

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