Developing Students' Critical Thinking through an Integrated Extensive Reading Program

Autor/in	Husna, Nida
Titel	Developing Students' Critical Thinking through an Integrated Extensive Reading Program
Quelle	In: TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 30 (2019) 2, S.212-230 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0215-773X
Schlagwörter	Skill Development; Thinking Skills; Critical Thinking; Reading Programs; Undergraduate Students; Preservice Teachers; Cognitive Tests; Student Improvement; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	This study was conducted to help English teacher candidates maximize their efforts to develop critical thinking skills through an Extensive Reading (ER) program. There were forty research participants, from 18 to 21 years age range, in their fourth semester of undergraduate study in English Education Department. The main instrument to collect the data was a test in Critical Thinking, which was given before and after the program. The students were also asked to share their perception about the program after it ended by writing a reflection. During the ER program, the students practiced exercising their critical thinking skills in the post-ER activities which integrated all the four language skills. They needed to demonstrate their critical thinking as a required part of the assessment to provide evidence for their ER activities. Findings from the Critical Thinking test indicate improvement in the students' critical thinking skills after the program. They also had positive perceptions of the activities and assessment in the program, which they thought to have positive influence on their critical thinking. All these imply the potential of integrating the development of critical thinking skills in an ER program. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570; http://journal.teflin.org/index.php/journal
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01