Essays about: "developing critical thinking skills"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words developing critical thinking skills.

1. 1. To Activate, Expose and Elicit thinking : a three step journey Teacher actions and student thinking in 18 Swedish mathematics classrooms in upper secondary

   University essay from KTH/Lärande

   Author : Carina Bark; [2023]
   Keywords : mathematical thinking; classroom observations; thinking progression; higher order thinking skills; HOTS; mathematics education; upper secondary; matematiskt tänkande; klassrumsobservationer; högre ordningens tänkande; tänkande-progression; HOTS; matematikundervisning; gymnasium;

   Abstract : Today’s research, as well as current Swedish governance documents, stress the high importance of developing students’ abstract, individual and critical thinking in mathematics education. The needs for such quality thinking however stand in stark contrast to the ‘traditional mathematics education’, which cannot be expected to develop such thinking. READ MORE

3. 2. Is SSE's education really "FREE"?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Linn Jansson; Nina Erlandsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Functional Stupidity; Higher Education; Critical Thinking; Reflective Thinking; Stockholm School of Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate to what extent higher education suffers from Functional Stupidity and thereby inhibits students from developing critical and reflective thinking. Specifically, the thesis studies the Stockholm School of Economics with the aim of answering the research question: "To what extent is Stockholm School of Economic's education influenced by Functional Stupidity, and why?" A qualitative research method collected empirics through interviews with educators and students, and seminar observations. READ MORE

4. 3. Using Literature as a Teaching Medium in English Classes in Sweden  

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Lamar Aziz; [2021]
   Keywords : teaching fiction; language development; critical thinking; social and cultural awareness; English curriculum for secondary school.; Att undervisa skönlitteratur; språkutveckling; kritiskt tänkande; social och kulturell medvetenhet;

   Abstract : There is a great tendency in using literature as a medium of language teaching because literature plays an essential role in developing the students’ language skills. It also helps them in acquiring cultural experiences and to attain a better understanding of the literary texts. READ MORE

5. 4. Peer Review in EFL Writing: Its Effect on Critical Thinking Skills and the Role of Digital Tools in Facilitating the Process

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Murtadha Al-kefagy; Cristina Nagy; [2021]
   Keywords : Key words: Peer review; Peer assessment; Writing; Critical thinking; Self-regulation; Self-monitoring; self-reflection; Evaluation; Digital tools; EFL; Upper secondary; Swedish classroom.;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on peer reviewing as part of the writing process and as a pedagogical strategy that can help students develop their writing and critical thinking skills. To do so, it examines the extent to which peer reviewing can develop English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ ability to evaluate and reflect on their writing in upper secondary school. READ MORE

6. 5. The carbon cycle and systems thinking : Conceptualizing a visualization-based learning system for teaching the carbon cycle that supports systems thinking

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Mina Mani Kashani; [2021]
   Keywords : Carbon cycle; Systems thinking; Adaptive learning systems; Environmental literacy; Intelligent tutoring systems;

   Abstract : Today, climate change, has become one of the greatest societal challenges of our time. This challenge requires an accurate understanding of climate change for making informed decisions regarding the environmental issues. The carbon cycle is one of the earth’s complicated cycles that has a critical role in the planet’s climate. READ MORE