Critical thinking development: A comparison between the efficiency of mixed technique and a series of mini-lecture, KWL/T-P-S and presentation

Suttipong Boonphadung
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Suttipong Boonphadung: Faculty of Education, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 3, issue 2, 95-104

Abstract: Critical thinking is a crucial characteristic of learners in the 21st century era, therefore to make it thrive and become sustainable quality of the current generation people need brilliant instruction which can innovatively come in combined patterns. For this reason, this study was conducted with a focus on this thinking ability development through the application of Mixed Technique and a series of Mini-Lecture, KWL/T-P-S and Presentation and its aims were (1) to compare the critical thinking ability between after the use of Mixed Technique and a series of Mini-Lecture, KWL/T-P-S and Presentation and (2) to investigate the sampling groups’ opinions and satisfaction towards the learning activities. The samples of this study were 2 groups of 3rd year pre-service teachers studying in social studies major: 37 students for group 1 and 47 students for group 2. After the instruction was accomplished, opinion investigation and satisfaction survey were taken. The instruments were (1) a course syllabus based on Mixed Technique (2) a critical thinking evaluation form and (3) opinion investigation and satisfaction survey forms. The statistical treatment used was the calculation of frequency, mean, deviation and t-test. Consequently, the results of this study were concluded as follows: (1) The pre-service teachers’ critical thinking after the implementation of Mixed Technique was not different from that of a series of Mini-Lecture, T-P-S/KWL and Presentation. (2) Their opinions and satisfaction towards the learning activities were positive. That is, they were satisfied with a wide range of teaching methods which was able to sustain their concentration and better support their learning. The development and comparison results yielded a reflection that the teaching methods were of a great practical contribution to make the critical thinking ability thrive among the students’ intellectual qualities and the creation of innovative teaching ideas also plays an important role in the leverage of further teaching profession and its career path.

Keywords: Critical thinking; Efficiency; Mixed technique; Mini-lecture; KWL/T-P-S; Presentation; Pre-service teachers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.20474/jahss-3.2.3

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