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Theory-practice gaps in developing critical thinking: insights from a pedagogical study in Omani context
Moosa Ahmed Ali Sulaiman1, Suyansah Swanto2, Wardatul Akmam Din3.
With this premise as a backdrop that effective use of Socratic questioning in instructional practices
is of vital importance in English as a forging language (EFL) classrooms, this study was undertaken
to investigate application of Omani knowledge of Socratic questioning (SQ) on students’ critical
thinking (CT) in post basic schools. This study investigates the application of Omani EFL of SQ
on students’ CT in post basic schools. The present study attempts to a) ascertain whether there is
any statistically significant difference between mean scores of those who are taught through SQ
and those obtained by students who are taught CT skills in a normal setting. b) identify SQ
strategies that helped to develop the students’ CT skills. An experimental research design was
implemented. There were 60 students participated in this study 30 students in each group. The
Mixed method procedures and data analysis showed that, a) significant differences between mean
scores of those who were taught CT through SQ and those who were taught CT skills in a normal
setting, c) there is clear evidence that students in the experimental group had evolved effective CT
strategies during the intervention phase.
Affiliation:
- Dhofar University, Oman
- Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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