DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS
Abstract This research aimed at determining the incidence of the application of teaching strategies in the development of critical thinking skills in students of the subject Writing Styles majoring in communication at Universidad Don Bosco. Using a quasi-experimental design, the critical thinking s...
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This research aimed at determining the incidence of the application of teaching strategies in the development of critical thinking skills in students of the subject Writing Styles majoring in communication at Universidad Don Bosco. Using a quasi-experimental design, the critical thinking skills of two groups of students were measured before and after the treatment applied to the experimental group. Such treatment consisted in the implementation of activities focused on developing critical thinking as a central aim of the selected writing course. The critical thinking skills considered in this study were: reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. The results revealed a positive impact of the application of the teaching strategies by significantly increasing their interest in expressing value judgments and solutions to social problems. Teachers should explicitly implement teaching activities to foster critical thinking in educational environments.
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Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la incidencia de la aplicación de estrategias didácticas en el desarrollo de habilidades de pensamiento crítico en estudiantes de la asignatura Estilos de Escritura de la carrera de Comunicación de la Universidad Don Bosco. Utilizando un diseño cuasi-experimental, se midieron las habilidades de pensamiento crítico de dos grupos de estudiantes antes y después del tratamiento aplicado al grupo experimental. Dicho tratamiento consistió en la implementación de actividades enfocadas a desarrollar el pensamiento crítico como objetivo central del curso de escritura seleccionado. Las habilidades de pensamiento crítico consideradas en este estudio fueron: razonamiento, resolución de problemas y toma de decisiones. Los resultados revelaron un impacto positivo de la aplicación de las estrategias de enseñanza al aumentar significativamente su interés por expresar juicios de valor y soluciones a problemas sociales. Los profesores deberían implementar explícitamente actividades de enseñanza para fomentar el pensamiento crítico en los entornos educativos. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b1daca9ad294e9a85877a5e41d804f72024-02-16T13:58:36ZdeuKnowmad InstitutJournal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights and Science2752-14002023-05-0153https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7956350DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTSLorena Pérez-Penup0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-6091Katia Vides1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-5204Juan Ramón2Universidad Don BoscoUniversidad Don BoscoCentro Integrado de Justicia Privada y Social, Ministerio de JusticiaAbstract This research aimed at determining the incidence of the application of teaching strategies in the development of critical thinking skills in students of the subject Writing Styles majoring in communication at Universidad Don Bosco. Using a quasi-experimental design, the critical thinking skills of two groups of students were measured before and after the treatment applied to the experimental group. Such treatment consisted in the implementation of activities focused on developing critical thinking as a central aim of the selected writing course. The critical thinking skills considered in this study were: reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making. The results revealed a positive impact of the application of the teaching strategies by significantly increasing their interest in expressing value judgments and solutions to social problems. Teachers should explicitly implement teaching activities to foster critical thinking in educational environments. Resumen Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la incidencia de la aplicación de estrategias didácticas en el desarrollo de habilidades de pensamiento crítico en estudiantes de la asignatura Estilos de Escritura de la carrera de Comunicación de la Universidad Don Bosco. Utilizando un diseño cuasi-experimental, se midieron las habilidades de pensamiento crítico de dos grupos de estudiantes antes y después del tratamiento aplicado al grupo experimental. Dicho tratamiento consistió en la implementación de actividades enfocadas a desarrollar el pensamiento crítico como objetivo central del curso de escritura seleccionado. Las habilidades de pensamiento crítico consideradas en este estudio fueron: razonamiento, resolución de problemas y toma de decisiones. Los resultados revelaron un impacto positivo de la aplicación de las estrategias de enseñanza al aumentar significativamente su interés por expresar juicios de valor y soluciones a problemas sociales. Los profesores deberían implementar explícitamente actividades de enseñanza para fomentar el pensamiento crítico en los entornos educativos.https://knowmadinstitut.org/journal/index.php/jms/article/view/14critical thinkingjournalismhigher educationteaching strategieswritingcommunicationsdgssdg 4sdg 10pensamiento criticoperiodismoeducación superiorestrategias didácticasescrituraodsods 10ods 4comunicación |
| spellingShingle | Lorena Pérez-Penup Katia Vides Juan Ramón DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights and Science critical thinking journalism higher education teaching strategies writing communication sdgs sdg 4 sdg 10 pensamiento critico periodismo educación superior estrategias didácticas escritura ods ods 10 ods 4 comunicación |
| title | DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS |
| title_full | DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS |
| title_fullStr | DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS |
| title_short | DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS: THE IMPACT OF TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A WRITING COURSE FOR COMMUNICATION STUDENTS |
| title_sort | developing critical thinking skills the impact of teaching strategies in a writing course for communication students |
| topic | critical thinking journalism higher education teaching strategies writing communication sdgs sdg 4 sdg 10 pensamiento critico periodismo educación superior estrategias didácticas escritura ods ods 10 ods 4 comunicación |
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