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The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking

This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of Problem-based Learning (PBL) with Thinking Maps (TM) teaching method (PBL-TM) on Fifth Graders’ science critical thinking. The critical thinking skills evaluated were Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect in phy...

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Main Authors: Siew, Nyet Moi, Ruslan Mapeala
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Language:English
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Published: 2016
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LB Theory and practice of education
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spelling my.ums.eprints.187182020-12-29T07:16:14Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18718/ The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking Siew, Nyet Moi Ruslan Mapeala LB Theory and practice of education This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of Problem-based Learning (PBL) with Thinking Maps (TM) teaching method (PBL-TM) on Fifth Graders’ science critical thinking. The critical thinking skills evaluated were Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect in physical science. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design was employed in the research. The sample consisted of 270 Fifth Graders (age 11 years old) from three primary schools in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia who were all randomly selected and assigned to PBL-TM (n=90), PBL (n=90), and Conventional Problem Solving (CPS) (n=90) teaching groups. The 30-item Test of Science Critical Thinking was used as the pre-test and post-test. The three thinking maps used were Double Bubble Maps, Flow Maps, and Multi-Flow Maps. A MANCOVA was conducted on the post-test scores with students’ pre-test scores as the covariates. The result indicated that students in the PBL-TM group significantly outperformed their counterparts in the PBL group who, in turn, significantly outperformed their counterparts in the CPS group in Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect. The findings suggest that thinking maps, which were explicitly infused into problem-based learning is effective in promoting critical thinking among Fifth Graders in physical science lessons. 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18718/1/The%20Effects%20of%20Problem.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18718/7/The%20effects%20of%20problem-based%20learning%20with%20thinking%20maps%20on%20fifth%20graders%E2%80%99%20science%20critical%20thinking.pdf Siew, Nyet Moi and Ruslan Mapeala (2016) The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 15 (5). pp. 602-616. ISSN 1648-3898
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The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking
description This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of Problem-based Learning (PBL) with Thinking Maps (TM) teaching method (PBL-TM) on Fifth Graders’ science critical thinking. The critical thinking skills evaluated were Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect in physical science. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design was employed in the research. The sample consisted of 270 Fifth Graders (age 11 years old) from three primary schools in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia who were all randomly selected and assigned to PBL-TM (n=90), PBL (n=90), and Conventional Problem Solving (CPS) (n=90) teaching groups. The 30-item Test of Science Critical Thinking was used as the pre-test and post-test. The three thinking maps used were Double Bubble Maps, Flow Maps, and Multi-Flow Maps. A MANCOVA was conducted on the post-test scores with students’ pre-test scores as the covariates. The result indicated that students in the PBL-TM group significantly outperformed their counterparts in the PBL group who, in turn, significantly outperformed their counterparts in the CPS group in Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing, and Identifying Cause and Effect. The findings suggest that thinking maps, which were explicitly infused into problem-based learning is effective in promoting critical thinking among Fifth Graders in physical science lessons.
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author Siew, Nyet Moi
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title The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking
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title_full The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking
title_fullStr The effects of problem-based learning with thinking maps on fifth graders’ science critical thinking
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url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18718/1/The%20Effects%20of%20Problem.pdf
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