Cultivating critical thinkers: Exploring transfer of learning from pre-service teacher training to classroom practice |
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Authors: | Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang |
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Institution: | Institute of Education & Center for Teacher Education, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | This study explores the transfer of critical thinking skills and dispositions from pre-service teacher training to classroom practice and student achievement in the cases of two graduates from a course on critical thinking-integrated instruction. Two 7th and two 8th grade classes were randomly assigned as experimental (CT-integrated instruction), or comparison (traditional instruction) groups. Empirical results demonstrated that, in these two cases, the teachers successfully developed CT-integrated instruction for effectively fostering students' CT skills and dispositions, while improving student achievement. Future research should include larger and more representative samples to avoid bias and reliably evaluate CT-based teacher training initiatives. |
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Keywords: | Critical thinking Pre-service teacher education Transfer of learning Quasi-experimental design Teacher knowledge Academic achievement |
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