Does Inquiry-Based Learning Enhance Students Critical Thinking: A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners

سال انتشار: 1393
محل انتشار: اولین همایش ملی زبان انگلیسی، ادبیات و ترجمه در آموزش و پرورش
کد COI اختصاصی: ELLTE01_123
زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
تعداد مشاهده: 942

نویسندگان

Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

چکیده

This study aims to investigate the relationship between inquiry-based learning and criticalthinking. Inquiry-based learning is an approach which starts with questioning and leads toinvestigating an issue or idea. A well-organized inquiry-based learning can promote informationliteracy. Popular discussions on education as well as recent findings came to the same conclusionthat in the present society, new methods of learning and engaging students are required. Theanalysis of data produced by 40 advanced EFL learners who were randomly selected fromdifferent universities in Esfahan. The participants were asked to fill two questionnaires in thefirst phase of the study. In the next phase, the participants were divided into two groups ascontrol and experimental group. Inquiry-based learning was taught to the experimental group,whereas traditional method was employed to the control group. The results of this quantitativeinvestigation showed a significant relationship between inquiry-based learning and criticalthinking.

کلیدواژه ها

Information literacy, Quantitative investigation, Significant relationship, Inquiry Based learning, Critical thinking

مقالات مرتبط جدید

اطلاعات 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.