EFL teachers' conceptualizations and instructional practices of critical thinking

Abstract: The structure of societies has been changing with the rapid progress of science and technology in the 21st century. In this new structuring era, education is the only valid method to raise individuals who are able to make effective decisions, solve problems and take responsibility for learning and thinking critically. For this reason, learning to think rationally and critically are the keys to educational reforms in a number of educational settings worldwide. In the literature about teaching critical thinking, teacher behaviors are regarded as the most influential variables for the development of critical thinking among students. However, teachers can implement instruction geared towards critical thinking only when they develop a conception of critical thinking. This qualitative study, conducted with five EFL teachers at a high school, aims at investigating in-service EFL teachers’ conceptualizations of critical thinking as well as the strategies they use to infuse critical thinkin

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: International Online Journal of Education and Teaching ; 4 (2017) 4 ; 418-433

Classification
Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2017
Creator
Kavanoz, Suzan
Akbaş, Sarin

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-57250-7
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Kavanoz, Suzan
  • Akbaş, Sarin

Time of origin

  • 2017

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