Experimental Activities promoting Critical Thinking in the 5.th and 6.th grades Natural Sciences lessons

Authors

  • Sónia Roda Agrupamento de escolas Joaquim Inácio da Cruz Sobral, Portugal
  • Elisabete Linhares Escola Superior de Educação de Santarém, Portugal. UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v6.i1.16116

Keywords:

Experimental activities, Natural Sciences, Critical Thinking, Supervised Teaching Practice, 2nd Cycle of Basic Education.

Abstract

Experimental activities in science classes, where students are active participants in the research carried out, is a teaching-learning situation conducive to the development of critical thinking skills as well as other skills and competences. Thus, the present research into the professional practice intended to understand the influence of experimental activities, implemented in Natural Science lessons, in the development of critical thinking skills in students of a 5.th grade group of students. The study was carried out during the supervised teaching practice in Natural Sciences. On behalf of this, the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (Level X) was applied before the development of experimental activities and after it, then comparing the results. The critical thinking skills achieved by students with the experiences were also analyzed. The results suggest that activities contributed to improve the students level of critical thinking, allowing for the development of their logical thinking, communication skills, as well as collaboration between colleagues and autonomy.

 

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Published

2018-12-21

How to Cite

Roda, S., & Linhares, E. (2018). Experimental Activities promoting Critical Thinking in the 5.th and 6.th grades Natural Sciences lessons. Revista Da UI_IPSantarém, 6(1), 110–125. https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v6.i1.16116

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Investigação na Prática Pedagógica: o contexto de formação inicial de Professores e Educadores

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