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Teaching Critical Thinking Skills (Strategies to teach CT (Problem-based…
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills
Nada J. Alsaleh
published in 2020
published on the Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
19 pages
Critical thinking
one of the most important thinking skills
one of the most
important indicators of student learning quality
John Dewey
First he discussed the concept of CT skills in education
a process that begins with a problem and ends with a solution
Kurfiss
‘an investigation whose purpose is to explore a situation
Pithers and Soden
Critical thinking involves being able to identify questions
Questions
Where should CT skills be taught?
What CT skills should be taught?
How should CT skills be taught and assessed?
Can technology promote students’ CT skills?
Critical Thinking Skills
Kurfiss (1988) taxonomy
Facione (1990) taxonomy
1.Interpretation
Categorisation
Decoding significance
Clarifying meaning
2.Analysis
Examining ideas
Identifying arguments
Analysing arguments
3.Evaluation
Assessing claims
Assessing arguments
Inference
Conjecturing alternatives
Querying evidence
Drawing conclusions
Explanation
Stating results
Justifying procedures
Presenting arguments
Self-regulation
Self-examination
Self-correction
Halpern (1998) taxonomy
Kuhn (1999) taxonomy
Alwehaibi (2012) taxonomy
Strategies to teach CT
Problem-based learning
• Collaborative learning
• Discussion methods
Writing exercises
Reading
Questioning techniques
Peer review
Technology to enhance CT
Strategies to assess CT
Standardized tests
Measurements designed by
teachers such as rubrics
Self-assessment.
Without any instruction
As a subject or as
a tool
Hypertext
Spreadsheet
Email
With direct instruction
Individual learning
Web-based
teaching
Blackboard
CD-ROM
Computer
simulation
Drill
software
With indirect instruction
Collaborative learning
Web-based learning
environment
Online discussion
Inquiry-based learning
(WebQuest)
Social networking websites
Sharing learning process
Peer review
Self-reflection
by
defined CT as
defined CT as
state that