Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching Critical Thinking and Teaching Practice Focusing on Critical Thinking

• In Event: 63.084 - MTCC Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: 63.084-14 - Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Tools

Abstract

Teachers are encouraged to help students developing critical thinking while their perception of their role in teaching students critical thinking presumably shapes their teaching practices central to the development of students’ critical thinking. This study examines this assumption drawing 2013 OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). It found that when teachers perceived their role in teaching is to facilitate students’ own inquiry and have them find own solutions to problem, they are more likely to use small group discussion, craft good questions for students to answer, and have them evaluate their own progress while their perception of thinking and reasoning skill are more important than curriculum content is only associated with their practice of having them evaluate their progress.

Authors

• Lu Guo, Sam Houston State University

• Jian Wang, Texas Tech University