Conclusion:
In our opinion, students have a difficult time structuring their own learning opportunities. They seem most comfortable when information is presented to them procedurally. Students seem to lack motivation/desire to lead themselves to the point of self-discovery in learning.
Through our study, we have learned that critical thinking skills take time to develop. One of the shortcomings of our study was the amount of time we had to work with our students on critical thinking skills. This could be compounded by the fact that children are not given the opportunity to think critically in many areas of their lives, including most educational settings. A quote from Debra McCutcheon, a teacher in Andover, NY sums it up "As a child, he(her father) grew up developing a creative mind where he had to think independently to do simple things like "playing". ...... Today, students' home life is quite different." As educators we need to find a way to fill that gap and give students more opportunity to think critically.
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Our Goal:
The purpose/goal of our study group will be to develop strategies that foster critical thinking skills in Math and Science. The study will first decide how “critical thinking skills” are defined, assess whether or not students use critical thinking skills to solve problems in math and science, and review any differences in critical thinking skills among different cohorts/genders. Our group will then develop our instruction to include critical thinking skills into our daily lesson plans.
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