Predicting Critical Thinking Tendencies of University EFL teachers through Problem-solving Skills: differences in gender and teaching experience
- سال انتشار: 1404
- محل انتشار: مجله آموزش و یادگیری زبان انگلیسی، دوره: 17، شماره: 35
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_ELT-17-35_012
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 18
نویسندگان
PhD Candidate in English Language Teaching, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Assistant Professor of English Language Teaching, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Associate Professor of English Language Teaching, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Associate Professor of English Language Teaching, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
چکیده
Critical thinking is one of the main functions of education and it is considered as learners’ use of prior knowledge to make judgments and solve problems. This study aimed, firstly, to examine the relationship between university EFL teachers’ critical thinking tendencies and their problem-solving skills, and secondly, to explore the prediction of university EFL teachers’ critical thinking tendencies by problem-solving skills, gender, and teaching experience. The study was designed in a correlational survey method. In total, ۷۰ university EFL teachers (۳۵ males and ۳۵ females), from Azad and Payame Noor universities located in Isfahan and Ilam provinces teaching undergraduate students majoring in English, participated in this research. Data were collected via the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the Problem-Solving Inventory. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, and stepwise regression analysis. The relationship between critical thinking tendencies and problem-solving skills was investigated through the Pearson Product Moments Correlation Coefficient, and stepwise regression analysis was run to determine whether university EFL teachers' problem-solving skills, gender, and teaching experience can significantly predict their critical thinking tendencies. The findings indicated that there was a positive, moderate, and significant relationship between university EFL teachers' problem-solving skills and their critical thinking tendencies, while there was no significant difference according to gender. In terms of teaching experience, the correlation coefficient for novice teachers showed a weak, positive, and non-significant relationship, yet the correlation coefficient for experienced teachers indicated a moderate, positive, and significant relationship. This study has both theoretical and practical implications for EFL teachers, practitioners, learners, and policymakers.کلیدواژه ها
Tendencies, gender, Problem-solving skills, teaching experience, University EFL teachersاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
COI مخفف عبارت CIVILICA Object Identifier به معنی شناسه سیویلیکا برای اسناد است. COI کدی است که مطابق محل انتشار، به مقالات کنفرانسها و ژورنالهای داخل کشور به هنگام نمایه سازی بر روی پایگاه استنادی سیویلیکا اختصاص می یابد.
کد COI به مفهوم کد ملی اسناد نمایه شده در سیویلیکا است و کدی یکتا و ثابت است و به همین دلیل همواره قابلیت استناد و پیگیری دارد.