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Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria

Critical-thinking skills (CTS) are among the essential skills required in the contemporary world of work. However, building CTS among technical college students in Nigeria is making little impact on students as current teaching uses is “ traditional ” rote learning methods which do not foster the...

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Main Authors: Sada, Adamu Maigari, Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli, Ahmad, Adnan, Kamin, Yusri
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Published: MCSER Publishing 2016
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L Education
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/68441/
http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3p356
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spelling my.utm.684412017-11-20T08:52:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/68441/ Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria Sada, Adamu Maigari Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli Ahmad, Adnan Kamin, Yusri L Education Critical-thinking skills (CTS) are among the essential skills required in the contemporary world of work. However, building CTS among technical college students in Nigeria is making little impact on students as current teaching uses is “ traditional ” rote learning methods which do not foster the building of skills. Therefore, a new teaching method is required that emphasizes learning, understanding, and measuring skills rather than rote learning. Educators unanimously agree that, CTS can be taught using different teaching methods including concept mapping, critical questioning workshops, and systematic literature reviews and to problem based learning (PBL). PBL is a student-centered, task-based instructional method in which the teacher serves as a facilitator. The paper adapted a library based work; the data were collected using textbooks, journals articles and internet search. The literatures reveal that; PBL is the best approach to build CTS, integrating it into all areas of learnings and to the student ’ s entire life. In PBL, students demonstrate an enhanced ability to use CTS in their activities. Against this backdrop, the paper aim to outline the impact of PBL in building CTS among the technical colleges students. The paper recommends that, for the purpose of filling the CTS gap, technical colleges should equip their students with the required skills through the application of a superior teaching method such as PBL. MCSER Publishing 2016-01-05 Article PeerReviewed Sada, Adamu Maigari and Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli and Ahmad, Adnan and Kamin, Yusri (2016) Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 356-365. ISSN 2039-2117 http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3p356 DOI:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3p356
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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content_provider Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic L Education
spellingShingle L Education
Sada, Adamu Maigari
Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli
Ahmad, Adnan
Kamin, Yusri
Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
description Critical-thinking skills (CTS) are among the essential skills required in the contemporary world of work. However, building CTS among technical college students in Nigeria is making little impact on students as current teaching uses is “ traditional ” rote learning methods which do not foster the building of skills. Therefore, a new teaching method is required that emphasizes learning, understanding, and measuring skills rather than rote learning. Educators unanimously agree that, CTS can be taught using different teaching methods including concept mapping, critical questioning workshops, and systematic literature reviews and to problem based learning (PBL). PBL is a student-centered, task-based instructional method in which the teacher serves as a facilitator. The paper adapted a library based work; the data were collected using textbooks, journals articles and internet search. The literatures reveal that; PBL is the best approach to build CTS, integrating it into all areas of learnings and to the student ’ s entire life. In PBL, students demonstrate an enhanced ability to use CTS in their activities. Against this backdrop, the paper aim to outline the impact of PBL in building CTS among the technical colleges students. The paper recommends that, for the purpose of filling the CTS gap, technical colleges should equip their students with the required skills through the application of a superior teaching method such as PBL.
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author Sada, Adamu Maigari
Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli
Ahmad, Adnan
Kamin, Yusri
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Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli
Ahmad, Adnan
Kamin, Yusri
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title Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
title_short Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
title_full Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
title_fullStr Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Prospects of problem-based learning in building critical thinking skills among technical college students in Nigeria
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publisher MCSER Publishing
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/68441/
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