Interventions with high or very high significance of critical thinking applied mainly problem-solving methods and involved pupils' activity¶

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q2 i? High and very high significance of critical thinking was demonstrated especially for interventions incorporating problem-solving as the central teaching component, while practice-centered interventions were characterized mainly by low significance. → Prokop-Dorner Anna 2024

Evidence¶

Prokop-Dorner Anna 2024¶

Prokop-Dorner Anna, Piłat-Kobla Aleksandra, Ślusarczyk Magdalena, Świątkiewicz-Mośny Maria, Ożegalska-Łukasik Natalia, Potysz-Rzyman Aleksandra, Zarychta Marianna, Juszczyk Albert, Kondyjowska Dominika, Magiera Agnieszka, Maraj Małgorzata, Storman Dawid, Warzecha Sylwia, Węglarz Paulina, Wojtaszek-Główka Magdalena, Żabicka Wioletta, Bała Małgorzata M. (2024). Teaching methods for critical thinking in health education of children up to high school: A scoping review. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307094

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Descriptive cross-tabulation of central teaching component against significance of critical thinking (Table 7) across the 115 included studies. The review reports the contrast between problem-solving-centered and practice-centered interventions, with practice-centered ones "characterized mainly by low significance of methods addressing critical thinking".

"High and very high significance was demonstrated especially for interventions that incorporated problem-solving as opposed to those with practice as the central component. The latter interventions were characterized mainly by low significance of methods addressing critical thinking"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it

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