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Do Active-Learning Strategies Improve Students’ Critical Thinking?
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Nelson, Larry P. Crow, Mary L. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Improving students' ability to recognize work-related problems and apply effective strategies and solutions to fundamental challenges in the field is at the crux of a good college preparation. This paper attempts to investigate if active-learning strategies improve students' critical thinking ability in this regard. Participants were pre-service teachers in physical education and athletic training education taking a teaching methods service-learning course. Findings showed significant improvement with critical thinking measures across both quasi experimental conditions. As a result, gains were largely attributed to the service-learning field component common to both conditions. Furthermore, academic tracking showed students pursuing a B.A. in physical education benefitted significantly more from the active-learning assessment than students pursuing a B.S. in athletic training. The paper also discusses how the active-learning sequence was a preferred method of instruction and how these strategies were purposeful with problematizing teaching situations and engaging students with course content. This paper may draw interest from educators who are research-minded and eager to apply critical thinking approaches in a learning environment. |
| ISSN | 19254741 |
| e-ISSN | 1925475X |
| DOI | 10.5539/hes.v4n2p77 |
| Journal | Higher Education Studies |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
| Publisher Date | 2014-03-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Special Education Critical Thinking Active Learning Improving Students |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
