ARTICLE

DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING AMONG INTERLEVEL STUDENTS OF BANNU THROUGH DIALOGIC PEDAGOGY

  1. HOME
  2. ARTICLE

10 Pages : 88-97

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).10      10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).10      Published : Dec 2020

Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy

Abstract

    The aim of the study is to explore the role of dialogic teaching, based on Bakhtin's concept of 'Dialogism', in developing critical thinking among students of intermediate level in District Bannu. The experimental research design was used in the study. Data was collected from the pre and post-tests of an experimental study, which was carried out on the 12th grade class of a public sector college. For this purpose, a pretest-posttest control group design was selected. In this design, the control group and treatment group were administered pre and posttests, but treatment was provided to the treatment group only. The test was designed to assess the critical thinking of the treatment group. The data from an experimental study was analyzed through paired sample t-test. The mean value of the difference between post-test and pretest of the treatment group is 7.16129, which indicates that the performance of the treatment group improved significantly, proving the positive role of dialogic teaching.

    Critical Thinking, Dialogism, Dialogic Teaching, Experimental Study, Paired Sample T-Test

    (1) Ihsan Ullah Khan
    Assistant Professor; Department of English and Applied Linguistics, University of Science and Technology Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Hamid Khan
    Head, Department of Linguistics and Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdul Karim Khan
    Assistant Professor; Department of English and Applied Linguistics, University of Science and Technology Bannu, KP, Pakistan.
Fulltext PDF

References

  • Alexander, R. J. (2008). Towards Dialogic Teaching: rethinking classroom talk (4th edition), Dialogos
  • Babbie, E. (1989). Survey Research Methods (2nd edn), Belmont, CA, Wadsworth.
  • Bakhtin, M. M. (1986). Speech genres and other late essays, (M. Caryl Emerson and Michael Holquist, trans. Vern W. McGee (Austin: University of Texas Press)
  • Bensley, D. A. (1998). Critical thinking in psychology: A unified skills approach. Thomson Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
  • Billings, L., & Fitzgeralds. J. (2002). Dialogic discussion and the Paideia seminar, American Educational Research Journal, 39(4), 907-941.
  • Brown, H. D. (2001). Teaching by principles. An interactive approach to language pedagogy. New York: AW Longman.
  • Brown, H. D. (2004). Principles and classroom practices. White plains, NY: Longman
  • Chandella, N. (2011). The Lighting of a Fire: The Value of Dialogic in the Teaching and Learning of Literature for EF/SL Learners at the University- level in UAE. (Dissertation)
  • Cottrell, S. (2005). Critical thinking skills. London, UK: Pallgrave McMillan.
  • Davis, F. & Buskist, W. (Eds.). The teaching of psychology: Essays in honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie and Charles L. Brewer. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Diestler, S. (2001). Becoming a critical thinker: A user friendly manual (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Elder, L. (2007). A brief conceptualization of critical thinking. August 21, 2012 http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/410/.
  • Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2003). Critical thinking: Teaching students how to study and learn (Part IV). Journal of Developmental Education, 27(1), 36-37.
  • Elder, L., & Paul, R. (2004). Critical thinking... and the art of close reading (part IV). Journal of Developmental Education, 28(2), 36-37.
  • Facione, P. A. (2011). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Insight assessment, 2007(1), 1-23.
  • Fisher, A. (2001). Critical thinking: An introduction. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Fleurquin, F., & Valais, T. (2011). Developing Effective Oral evaluations: EFL assessment. E-Teacher scholarship program: Survey of Best Practices in TESOL. UMBC & University of Oregon, USA.
  • Freire, P. (2005). Teachers as cultural workers: Letters to those who dare teach. Boulder, CO: Westview.
  • Giroux, H. (1992b). Resisting difference: Cultural studies and the discourse of critical pedagogy. In Cultural Studies, Lawrence Grossberg, Cary Nelson, and Paula Treichler, eds. 199-212. New York: Routledge
  • Grinnell, R., M., & Williams, M. (1990). Research in social work: a primer. Itasca, IL: Peacock.
  • Hajhosseiny, M. (2012). The effect of dialogic teaching on students' critical thinking disposition. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 69, 1358-1368.
  • Halpern, D. F. (2002). Teaching for critical thinking: A four-part model to enhance thinking skills. In S.
  • Keppel, G., & Wickens, T. D. (2003). Design and analysis: A researcher's handbook (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Kumar, R. (2011). Research Methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners (3rd Ed) SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Lander, R. (2005). Critical literacy: A view from a classroom, Michigan State University.
  • Lankshear, C., & McLaren, P. (1993). Critical literacy: Politics, praxis, and the postmodern. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Levy, D. A. (1997). Tools of critical thinking: Metathoughts for psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Lewison, M., Flint, S. A., Sluys, V. K. (2002). Taking on critical literacy: The journey of newcomers and novices, Language Arts, 79, 52-62.
  • Lip man, M. (1997). Philosophical discussion plans and exercises, Critical and Creative thinking, 5(1), pp. 1-7.
  • Masduqi, H. (2011). Critical Thinking Skills and Meaning in English Language Teaching. TEFLIN Journal, 22(2, July 2011, 185-200.
  • Meiramova, S. (2017). Applications of Critical Thinking Research: Foreign Language Teaching in an Intercultural Context. The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education - Volume 7, Issue 1
  • Neuman, W. L., & Kreuger, L. W. (2003). Social work research methods: qualitative and quantitative approaches. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Nystrand, M. (1997). Opening dialogue: understanding the dynamics of language and learning in the English classroom, New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
  • Opie, C. (2004). Doing Educational research: A guide to first time researchers. London. SAGE publishers
  • Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2009). The miniature guide to critical thinking, Concepts and tools. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
  • Paul, R. W. (1985). Bloom's taxonomy and critical thinking intervention. Educational Leadership, 42(8), 36-39.
  • Paul, R. W., & Binker, A. J. A. (1990). Critical thinking: What every person needs to survive in a rapidly changing world. Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
  • Pennycook, A. (1994). Critical pedagogical approaches to research, TESOL Quarterly, 28(4), 690-693.
  • Rezaei, S., Derakhshan, A., & Bagherkazemi, M. (2011). Critical thinking in language education. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(4), 769-777
  • Rfaner, S. (2006). Enhancing thinking skills in the classroom. Humanity & Social Sciences Journal, 1(1), 28-36
  • Rosenthal, R., & Rosnow, R. L. (1991). Essentials of behavioral research: Methods and data analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Seaberg, J. R. (1988). Utilizing sampling procedures. In Grinnell, R.M. (Ed.), Social work research and evaluation, 3rd ed. Itasca, IL: Peacock.
  • Siegel, H. (1988). Educating reason: Rationality, critical thinking and education. New York: Routledge & Metheun.
  • Slavien, R. E. (2006). Educational Psychology Theory and Practice (8th ed.). Boston: Allyn &Bacon.
  • Smith, F. (1990). To think. New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Solon, T. (2003). Teaching critical thinking: The more, the better! The Community College Enterprise, 9(2), 25-38.
  • Sternberg, R. J. (1986). Critical thinking: Its nature, measurement, and improvement. New Haven, CT: Yale University.
  • Stewart, T. T., & McClure, G. (2013). Freire, Bakhtin, and collaborative pedagogy: A dialogue with students and mentors. International Journal for Dialogical Science, 7(1), 91-108.
  • Tsui, L. (1999). Courses and Instruction Affecting Critical Thinking. Research in Higher Education 40(2) 187-188.
  • Vdovina, E., & Gaibisso, C. L., (2013). Developing Critical Thinking in the English Language classroom: A Lesson Plan. English Language Teachers' Association, 1(1), 54-67.
  • Yuretich, F. R. (2004). Encouraging critical thinking: Measuring skills in large introductory science classes. Journal of College Science Teaching, 33(3), 40-46.

Cite this article

APA

    APA : Khan, I. U., Khan, A. H., & Khan, A. K. (2020). Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy. Global Educational Studies Review, V(IV), 88-97. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).10

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Abdul Hamid Khan, and Abdul Karim Khan. 2020. "Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy." Global Educational Studies Review, V (IV): 88-97 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).10

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHAN, I. U., KHAN, A. H. & KHAN, A. K. 2020. Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 88-97.

MHRA

    MHRA : Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Abdul Hamid Khan, and Abdul Karim Khan. 2020. "Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 88-97

MLA

    MLA : Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Abdul Hamid Khan, and Abdul Karim Khan. "Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy." Global Educational Studies Review, V.IV (2020): 88-97 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Khan, Abdul Hamid, and Khan, Abdul Karim (2020), "Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy", Global Educational Studies Review, V (IV), 88-97

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khan, Ihsan Ullah, Abdul Hamid Khan, and Abdul Karim Khan. "Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. IV (2020): 88-97. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-IV).10