The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Teaching Method on Critical Thinking and Academic Performance of Sixth Grade Student

Subject Areas : Education

Somayeh Ebrahimi-dolar ¹ , Abbas Gholtash ²

1 - M.A in Educational Administration, Sama Elementary School, Birjand, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Iran

Received: 2022-01-21 Accepted : 2022-08-25 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: critical thinking, Problem solving teaching methods, Academic Performance,

Abstract :

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explain the effect of problem-solving teaching methods on critical thinking and academic performance of sixth grade students in Birjand city.Research Methodology: This research was conducted as an intervention study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was the sixth grade students of Birjand city in the academic year 2021-2022 and the samples were selected by random double-stage cluster sampling and they were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Using the problem-solving teaching method, the science course was taught and the control group was trained as usual. Before and after applying the independent variable, pre-test and post-test were taken  from the students. The Pham & Taylor (1999) Student Performance Questionnaire was used to assess students' academic performance, and the California Critical Thinking Orientation Questionnaire (Facion, 1992) was used to assess students' critical thinking. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical studies and Shapiro-Wilk statistical tests (to check normality), Levene's test (to check the homogeneity of variances) and univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance through SPSS software version 23.Findings: The results indicate that problem-solving education has a significant effect on students' critical thinking and academic performance (p<0.05).

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