Designing a critical thinking training model and its effectiveness on critical thinking skills of sixth grade elementary students

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

hadi sajedi rad ¹ , jafar jahani ² , maryam shafiee sarvestani ³ , mahdi mohammadi ⁴

1 - PhD student in Curriculum Planning Studies, Department of Management and Curriculum Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Educational Management, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz - Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz - Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Management and Curriculum Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Received: 2021-07-08 Accepted : 2021-10-25 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Social Studies, Educational model, critical skills, critical thinking,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to design a model for teaching critical thinking and its effectiveness on critical thinking skills of sixth grade elementary students in Khorasan Razavi province. The research method is mixed, ie first it was quantitative and then qualitative. In the quantitative part, the statistical population included all sixth grade male students in Khorasan Razavi province in the academic year 2018-2019, which using a quasi-experimental design (pre-test, post-test with control group) among sixth grade students in Khorasan Razavi province (75 people) were selected as a statistical sample. The California Critical Thinking Scale was used to examine the variables of research and data collection. In this study, Cronbach's alpha was used to calculate the reliability coefficient. Accordingly, for this questionnaire, the validity coefficient was 0.81 and the reliability coefficient was 0.84. Descriptive statistics (mean, mean, etc.) and inferential statistics (one-sample T, analysis of variance) were used to analyze the data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS21 software. In the qualitative part of the study, it was phenomenological. The study population and sample included individuals who were purposefully studied in the quantitative section and the sample size was determined based on theoretical saturation. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Goba and Linkon criteria were used to validate the data. Data analysis was performed using Corbin and Strauss method in which data are divided into three levels: open, axial and selective. In the qualitative part of the research results led to the design of a model that included seven dimensions (analysis and evaluation, critical thinking, creativity, life skills, critical thinking, self-esteem and learning). And it becomes students' critical thinking.

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