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Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability

The purpose of this study was to make inquiries about students’ perceptions on employing classroom debate toimprove critical thinking and oral communication ability. Sixteen undergraduate students were randomlyassigned to a group, and took part in debates for nine sessions throughout one whole semes...

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Main Authors: Zare, Pezhman, Othman, Moomala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46411/1/Students%20perceptions%20toward%20using%20classroom%20debate%20to%20develop%20critical%20thinking%20and%20oral%20communication%20ability.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.464112018-02-27T08:25:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46411/ Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability Zare, Pezhman Othman, Moomala The purpose of this study was to make inquiries about students’ perceptions on employing classroom debate toimprove critical thinking and oral communication ability. Sixteen undergraduate students were randomlyassigned to a group, and took part in debates for nine sessions throughout one whole semester. Part of the datawas collected through a survey questionnaire including twenty one statements using 5-point Likert scale.Students were also provided with a number of open-ended questions to write down their perceptions about theclassroom debate. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a number of volunteeredparticipants. Overall, the students believed that the classroom debate was a constructive learning activity. Therespondents believed that the debates helped improve their critical thinking skills and oral communication ability.In addition, as the students claimed, other benefits of the debates included mastering the course content, boostingconfidence, overcoming the stage fright, and improving team work skills. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46411/1/Students%20perceptions%20toward%20using%20classroom%20debate%20to%20develop%20critical%20thinking%20and%20oral%20communication%20ability.pdf Zare, Pezhman and Othman, Moomala (2015) Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability. Asian Social Science, 11 (9). pp. 158-170. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 10.5539/ass.v11n9p158
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description The purpose of this study was to make inquiries about students’ perceptions on employing classroom debate toimprove critical thinking and oral communication ability. Sixteen undergraduate students were randomlyassigned to a group, and took part in debates for nine sessions throughout one whole semester. Part of the datawas collected through a survey questionnaire including twenty one statements using 5-point Likert scale.Students were also provided with a number of open-ended questions to write down their perceptions about theclassroom debate. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a number of volunteeredparticipants. Overall, the students believed that the classroom debate was a constructive learning activity. Therespondents believed that the debates helped improve their critical thinking skills and oral communication ability.In addition, as the students claimed, other benefits of the debates included mastering the course content, boostingconfidence, overcoming the stage fright, and improving team work skills.
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title Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability
title_short Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability
title_full Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability
title_fullStr Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability
title_full_unstemmed Students perceptions toward using classroom debate to develop critical thinking and oral communication ability
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publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46411/1/Students%20perceptions%20toward%20using%20classroom%20debate%20to%20develop%20critical%20thinking%20and%20oral%20communication%20ability.pdf
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