Redefining Critical Thinking: Teaching Students to Think like Scientists

Schmaltz, Rodney; Jansen, Erik E.L.; Wenckowski, Nicole

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00459

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“…In recent times, one of the topics among a number of academic articles is the development of critical thinking (Schmaltz, Jansen, & Wenckowski, 2017;Walker, 2003). According to different studies, different skills are possessed by the students to grasp critical thinking questions (Tilus, 2012).…”

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The Role of Using Case Studies Method in Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education

Mahdi

Nassar

Almuslamani

2020

IJHE

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Investigating the use of case studies as a teaching strategy to enhance the critical thinking skills of the students is the basic objective of this study. By discovering content and procedural issues, best practices are investigated and ways are discovered to foster critical thinking, as a result of which the students tend to develop the ability to think critically. This research employed mixed research methods and used the SPSS program for data analysis. The participants in this research are 42 students from the business management program of leadership and group dynamics course in applied sciences university (ASU) in the kingdom of Bahrain. Based on the research findings, the critical thinking skills of the students have been a consequence of the case study method. The findings of this research may have significant value for other higher education institutions in the wider Gulf region. If the case studies method is used in teaching, it will greatly contribute to the leadership and group dynamics educators in nurturing active learning. Additionally, it is likely to inculcate critical thinking skills, which are highly significant to develop leadership capabilities.

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The Role of Using Case Studies Method in Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education

Mahdi

Nassar

Almuslamani

2020

IJHE

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“…Hence, teaching this type of thinking is among the basic needs of human life for decision making and deep understanding of different issues. Education of critical thinking results in motivation in learning, acquiring problem-solving and decision-making skills, and creativity (1)(2)(3).…”

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Critical Thinking Disposition in the First- and Last-Year Medical Students and its Association with Achievement Goal Orientation

Shakurnia

Baniasad

2018

Strides Dev Med Educ

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Background: Since medical students play an important role in public health system as well as the treatment of patients, the need for critical thinking in them is extensively felt. The current study aimed at evaluating the level of critical thinking disposition (CTD) in the first-and last-year medical students and its association with goal orientation in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Methods: The current cross sectional study used critical thinking disposition inventory (CTDI) developed by Rudd and Ricketts, and achievement goal questionnaire-revised (AGQ-R) developed by McGregor and Elliot to collect data. The questionnaires were distributed among 255 students of which 204 (80%) students completed them. Data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Of the 204 studied subjects, 104 were the first-year and 100 the last-year medical students. The mean age of the first and last year of medical students was 18.930.86 and 24.601.31 years, respectively. Moreover, 47 first-year and 66 last-year subjects were female. The mean score of CTD for the first-and last-year students were 69.82 ± 10.60 and 71.48 ± 11.86, respectively, lower than the average range. Based on the t-test results, there was no significant difference between this group students (P = 0.310). The mean score of CTD and AGQ for all the study participants was 70.75 ± 11.12 and 28.22 ± 7.76, respectively; a significant correlation was observed between critical thinking disposition and achievement goal orientation (P = 0.001, r = 0.294). Conclusions: The results of the current study indicated that the CTD score was lower than average range in the first-and last-year students; besides, lack of difference between first and last year students emphasized that educational processes should be propelled toward employment of approaches to promote and strengthen critical thinking disposition.

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“…Learning design that implements appropriate strategies or learning models will be able to facilitate students accustomed to thinking critically. Some forms of learning that are reported to be able to empower students' CTS, for example, is learning that directs students to solve problems (Bethel, Bernard, Abrami, & Wade, 2018;Oliveira et al, 2016), direct students to face authentic problems and situations (Abrami et al, 2014), and direct students to conduct a scientific process (Schmaltz et al, 2017).…”

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“…However, as with other higher-order thinking skills, empowering students' CTS is a challenge for teachers (Schmaltz, Jansen, & Wenckowski, 2017). The challenge becomes even more difficult because, for most students, efforts to improve CTS are not only an obstacle but can be intimidating to overwhelming (Crowley, 2015).…”

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Profile of Junior High School Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Answering Questions Related to Biological Concepts

Fauzi

2019

sceducatia

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There are indication that the implementation of education in various places in Indonesia is still not optimally empowering students' critical thinking skills (CTS). The aimed of this quantitative study was about 1) to survey the CTS of junior high school students in the Malang, and 2) to know whether or not there were differences in CTS between students in different grades. The measurement of CTS in this study used an integrated critical thinking assessment of the essay test. Mean score and one-way ANOVA were used as data analysis techniques. The results concluded that 1) students' CTS in Malang were still low; and 2) there was no significant difference in the level of CTS between students of class VII, VIII, and IX.

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Redefining Critical Thinking: Teaching Students to Think like Scientists

Cited by 58 publications

References 28 publications

The Role of Using Case Studies Method in Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education

The Role of Using Case Studies Method in Improving Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education

Critical Thinking Disposition in the First- and Last-Year Medical Students and its Association with Achievement Goal Orientation

Profile of Junior High School Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Answering Questions Related to Biological Concepts

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