{"id":3813,"date":"2013-02-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=3813"},"modified":"2013-02-08T08:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T08:00:47","slug":"vol-5-issue-5-research-paper-pedagogical-blogging-promoting-tertiary-level-students-critical-thinking-by-using-socratic-questions-by-zahra-shahsavar-tan-bee-hoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=3813","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 5 Issue 5 \u2013 Research Paper: ‘Pedagogical Blogging: Promoting Tertiary Level Students\u2019 Critical Thinking by Using Socratic Questions’ by Zahra Shahsavar & Tan Bee Hoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#5 | February 11, 2013 |\u00a0ISSN 0975-3036<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

This study seeks to investigate the effects of pedagogical blogging on tertiary students\u2019 critical thinking. The authors initially discuss the role of Socratic questions in promoting students\u2019 critical thinking through Web 2.0 tools. They further explain how blogging was incorporated into the curriculum of a course for tertiary level students enrolled in a Malaysian university. Finally, they show how qualitative and quantitative methods were used to evaluate the efficiency of Socratic questions in students\u2019 blogging and its effects on students\u2019 critical thinking. Findings suggest that implementing Socratic questions in students\u2019 blogging would help promote students\u2019 critical thinking.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Critical thinking (CT) has been regarded as an essential outcome of education (Reed, 1998; Yang, Newby, & Robert, 2005). It is defined as a purposeful thought process that includes interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference based on the examination of conceptual, methodological, and contextual consideration (American Philosophical Association, 1990). Staib (2003, p. 643) defines CT as \u201cthe art of thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in order to make your thinking better.\u201d She argues that CT is an accurate way of thinking in daily life, of pursuing reliable and relevant world knowledge, and of deciding what to do or believe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Access the full paper by Clicking Here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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