Developing Greek Primary School Students’ Graph/Chart Interpretation and Reading Comprehension as Critical Thinking Skills

Malamitsa, Katerina; Kasoutas, Michael; Kokkotas, Panagiotis

doi:10.1007/978-94-6091-349-5_13

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“…As with professional articles, graphs have distinct elements (e.g., axes, units, title, key, data, caption) that are important to communicate the graph's message. Graph interpretation requires critical thinking skills to interpret and draw conclusions from the graphically represented data (Malamitsa, Kokkotas, and Kasoutas 2008). Students often make systematic errors when asked to interpret graphs (Guthrie, Weber, and Kimmerly, 1993;Leinhardt, Zaslavsky, and Stein 1990;Shah and Carpenter 1995;Shah and Hoeffner 2002).…”

Section: Importance Of Reading Scientific Papers and Interpreting Graphsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Undergraduates Graph Interpretation and Scientific Paper Reading Shift from Novice- to Expert-like as a Result of Participation in a Summer Research Experience: A Case Study

Gold¹,

Atkins²,

McNeal³

2021

SPUR

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Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) programs often introduce students to scientific research and STEM career possibilities. However, the program impact on students and their research skill development is not well understood. In a case study with 10 REU students, the authors used eye-tracking and self-report data to determine student strategies for reading scientific papers and interpreting graphs at the beginning and end of the program. The strategies of REU students and science experts were then compared. The REU students changed their strategies and performed more like experts at posttest. These findings indicate that, during the REU, students acquired expert-like strategies necessary to engage with scientific articles and extract key information from graphs. The study demonstrates that eye-tracking can document skill growth in REU students.

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Section: Importance Of Reading Scientific Papers and Interpreting Graphsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Undergraduates Graph Interpretation and Scientific Paper Reading Shift from Novice- to Expert-like as a Result of Participation in a Summer Research Experience: A Case Study

Gold¹,

Atkins²,

McNeal³

2021

SPUR

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“…Although there are varying definitions regarding critical thinking, it is widely accepted that it is a high-level cognitive skill which individuals require in order to make accurate and effective decisions throughout their lives. In definitions concerning thinking skills, what draws attention is that problem-solving and decision-making processes are commonly Along with initiating the development of critical skills between both teachers and students, schools should also undertake the role of encouraging development in critical thinking skills (Malamitsa et al, 2008). When students gain skills in critical thinking, not only will they have control over when and what they think, but also how they think (Osborne et al, 2009).…”

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English Language and Literature Students’ Perceptions of Critical Thinking

Tosuncuoğlu¹

2018

IJHE

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The fundamental purpose of the function of thinking is to attribute meaning to events in our lives, classify these events into categories and identify them subjectively. As an important dimension of education on thinking, the teaching of critical thinking since the 1950s has attained a wide conceptual framework. Accepted as a factor that facilitates the aquisition and comprehension of information, critical thinking is a desirable learning outcome of education. Some of the characteristics and properties of critical thinking are being aware, systematic, flexible and patient, encompassing open-meaning, metacognition, reconstruction, motivation and discussion. From this point, the perceptions of the students of Karabuk University, English Language and Literature Department, regarding critical thinking, were investigated in detail, in the Spring semester of the academic year 2017-2018. This study is a descriptive one and utilises the survey model to determine the levels of critical thinking in 222 teacher candidates, comprised of students ranging from freshmen to seniors and from both daytime and evening education. The findings have been evaluated and a set of conclusions have been drawn. While a statistical difference according to classes was not found when Anova results were analysed on the sub-dimensions of metacognition, flexibility, systematicity, open-mindedness, a difference was found between the sophomore and senior students on the sub-dimension of perseverance-patience.

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“…The behaviors expected from individuals today, which include 21st-century skills, a tendency towards universal citizenship, overcoming challenges in life, and achieving high success in actions taken, highlight the importance of teaching CT due to its benefits (Yeşilyurt, 2021). Schools should play a facilitating role in developing critical abilities in all dimensions among teachers and students and encourage their growth (Malamitsa et al, 2008). Once students develop these habits, they will gain mastery over the timing, content, and manner of their thoughts (Osborne et al, 2009, p. 47).…”

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An Examination of Articles on Critical Thinking in Science Education: An Analysis Using Bibliometric Mapping

ARICI,

CENGİZ

2023

Eğitim Bilim Ve Araştırma Dergisi

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Critical thinking (CT) is a high-level thinking skill that should be gained in raising individuals who can analyze facts, make independent decisions, make comparisons, and make inferences. This skill is critical in science education (SE) and has been the subject of many studies. The research examined the articles published on CT in SE using bibliometric mapping analysis. It is crucial to guide researchers by revealing research trends in this field. The results obtained from the analysis demonstrated that the studies on CT in SE tended to decrease when the distribution of years was examined; the studies focused on STEM and undergraduate education. It has been determined that the country with the most publications in this field is the USA, and the institution with the most references is the State University of New York Suny System. Finally, it was seen that the most cited author was Chang, Shao-Chen, and the journal was Journal of Research in Science Teaching. The results obtained from the research will guide future research since they reveal the current situation in examining the concept of CT in SE.

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Developing Greek Primary School Students’ Graph/Chart Interpretation and Reading Comprehension as Critical Thinking Skills

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Undergraduates Graph Interpretation and Scientific Paper Reading Shift from Novice- to Expert-like as a Result of Participation in a Summer Research Experience: A Case Study

Undergraduates Graph Interpretation and Scientific Paper Reading Shift from Novice- to Expert-like as a Result of Participation in a Summer Research Experience: A Case Study

English Language and Literature Students’ Perceptions of Critical Thinking

An Examination of Articles on Critical Thinking in Science Education: An Analysis Using Bibliometric Mapping

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