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Teacher Educators' Opinion and Knowledge about Critical Thinking and the Methods They Use to Encourage Critical Thinking Skills in Five Female Teacher Colleges in Saudi Arabia
Aldegether, Reem
Aldegether, Reem
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The research described in this study is a quantitative study conducted in Saudi Arabia with the participation of female faculty members teaching in five teacher colleges in Saudi Arabia. The study utilized survey and content analysis in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The participants responded to items that examined female faculty opinions regarding the importance of teaching critical thinking and their knowledge about critical thinking elements, and identified the critical thinking methods they used in their everyday teaching. The participants also responded to open ended questions regarding the methods or the activities they used most frequently in their classrooms, and the obstacles or challenges they perceived as most challenging when using critical thinking activities in the classroom. The results of the study showed that the participants have favorable opinions about critical thinking and occasionally use critical thinking methods, but were unsure of the constructs or elements of critical thinking. The results of the study will assist these five colleges in revaluating the instructional methods used in these colleges and in determining which obstacles faculty members deem as blocking their efforts to implement critical thinking activities. In this study, implication for further research was concluded.
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2009-01-01
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University of Kansas
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Education, Curriculum and Instruction