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Arsal, Zeki – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
In the study, the impact of inquiry-based learning on pre-service teachers' critical thinking dispositions was investigated. The sample of the study comprised of 56 pre-service teachers in the science education teacher education programme at the public university in the north of Turkey. In the study, quasi-experimental design with an experimental…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Memis, Esra Kabatas – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2016
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the university-level application of an Argument-Based Inquiry Approach, as compared to the traditional laboratory teaching method, on the ability of students to learn about optics and to demonstrate critical thinking. In this quasi-experimental study, pretest-posttest scores and CCDTI were…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Optics
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Ekici, Didem Inel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This empirical study attempted to investigate the effect of using online communities of practice in teacher education on pre-service teachers' critical thinking dispositions. California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the comments posted to the online community of practice were used as the data collection tools. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Temel, Senar – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The aim of this study was two-fold. The first aim was to determine the levels of critical thinking disposition and perception of problem-solving ability of pre-service teachers. The second aim was to compare the effects of problem-based learning and traditional teaching methods on the critical thinking dispositions and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
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Jou, Min; Lin, Yen-Ting; Wu, Din-Wu – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
With the development of information technology and popularization of web applications, students nowadays have grown used to skimming through information provided through the Internet. This reading habit led them to be incapable of analyzing or integrating information they have received. Hence, knowledge management and critical thinking (CT) have,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods
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Fung, Dennis; Howe, Christine – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2014
This article reports the findings of a one-year longitudinal study that investigated the impact of group work on the development of students' critical thinking in Hong Kong secondary schools. It explores whether the participation of teachers in a group-based teaching intervention adapted from an earlier study conducted in the United Kingdom (UK)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Liberal Arts, Critical Thinking