Enhancing students’ critical thinking skills through engagement with innovative pedagogical practices in Global South

Okolie, Ugochukwu Chinonso; Igwe, Paul Agu; Mong, Ifeanyi Kalu; Nwosu, Hyginus Emeka; Kanu, Clementina; Ojemuyide, Chidiebere C.

doi:10.1080/07294360.2021.1896482

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“…That is, learners are involved in different activities with other learners to improve their skills and abilities. In line with the present study, Okolie et al [78] claimed that learner-centered approaches and teaching strategies can improve speaking skills effectively.…”

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A Look at Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT): The Effectiveness of Scaffolding Method on EFL Learners’ Speaking Achievement

Sarmiento-Campos

Guillermo

Silvera-Alarcón

et al. 2022

Education Research International

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Speaking is an English ability that learners should acquire. Nevertheless, learners had several speaking difficulties, one of which was a fear of making errors when speaking in English. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of the scaffolding method on enhancing Iranian EFL learners’ speaking achievement. To meet this end, a sample of 61 Iranian EFL learners were chosen from a total of 87 participants based on their Oxford Placement Test’s (OPT, 2007) performance. They were picked out of a private English language school. Their English proficiency was at the intermediate level. The target participants were then randomly divided into two groups: one control group (conventional group) and one experimental group (scaffolding group). Intermediate proficiency level was the primary criterion that had to be met for the learners to be chosen as respondents in this study. Their speaking competence was calculated by speaking section of PET as pretest. This pretest speaking contained different parts like interviews. In the next phase, the treatment was administered. For the scaffolding group, the instructor offered flexible occasions to exercise their skills, knowledge, and learning methods in diverse settings and for different targets. Carrying out the dialogs and designing questions from the texts, making conversations based on the picture and the question cards, were applied as scaffolding techniques. The control group, on the other hand, took part in typical speaking courses using customary methods of instruction. The teacher provided the pupils with a piece of recent news and a video episode of recent events in order to employ authentic language—language as it is used in a real situation. Finally, the two groups’ performances were posttested by PET speaking section. The performance of the two groups was compared, also the results of their pretest and posttest were contrasted. The inferential statistics including independent samples t-test and paired samples t-tests findings showed that there was a substantial difference between the experimental groups and the control group posttests. The results indicated that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group ( p < 0.05 ) in the speaking posttest, showing that applying scaffolding to experimental group was effective. The study has several educational implications that are highlighted.

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A Look at Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT): The Effectiveness of Scaffolding Method on EFL Learners’ Speaking Achievement

Sarmiento-Campos

Guillermo

Silvera-Alarcón

et al. 2022

Education Research International

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“…Today, efforts are made by educational stakeholders to bring about curriculum reform that advocates for a learnercentered approach to teaching in schools [38,39]. ese reforms focus on the introduction and adoption of modern innovative pedagogy, which helps students' skill development and application of critical thinking in problem-solving when it comes to CP [40]; self-directed learning [41] and working collaboratively are essential [42]. IP tends to mean improving the existing teaching and learning methods in a creative but value increasing way [43,44].…”

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Pedagogy and Lecture Method on Students Academic Achievement and Retention in Computer Programming

Omeh

Olelewe

2021

Education Research International

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Education prepares one for the world of work; hence, the adoption of the innovative instructional approach employed in the process of teaching and learning is key to the attainment of this goal. To mitigate students’ poor achievement in computer programming (CP), innovative pedagogy (IP) was adopted to make students become active learners in classroom learning. In this study, a quasi-experimental design was used and nonrandomized the subject with pretest and posttest. Students (N = 145) were nonrandomized to the treatment and control groups. The researchers conducted a repeated measure of analysis of variance to determine the change between the experimental and control groups. Students’ attributes were tested for differences by comparing categorical data with chi-square statistics. The interaction effect was determined using an analysis of covariance. The results revealed that the experimental group’s CP achievement test results outperformed those of the control group at posttest and retention tests. Furthermore, the findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in students’ academic achievement across ability levels and gender. Also, there is no interaction between the pretest and the IP. The study, therefore, recommends that computer educators should adopt innovative teaching practices in their day-to-day teaching since it is more creative, learner-centered, and improved student engagement.

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“…The study also emphasizes that digital comics may increase students' learning skills. Moreover, Okolie, U. C., et al, (2022) and Liu, H., Sheng, J., & Zhao, L. (2022) state that students who are creative thinkers can improve their ability to learn effectively. The focus on student engagement, deeper understanding of content, and self-reflection in the classroom serves as a driving force in the investigation of wholeclass practices that promote deeper learning.…”

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Digital Mangatoon to Born Out New Peace in English Classroom

Muthmainnah

Vargheese

Seraj

et al. 2022

JELITA

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Digital comics are proven to be an effective learning tool for both teachers and students. At the university level, this study was set out to find the views of second-semester students on the use of Mangatoon digital comics in reading instruction. A quantitative study was performed, involving second-semester students at the Universitas of Al Asyariah Mandar (n=30). This study found, that on average, students find Mangatoon helpful in assisting them in reading since it has practical features preserving their motivation. Based on the student’s perception, the reading material presented in Mangatoon is easily understood, hence improvement in their reading skills can be maximised. Keywords: Digital Comic; Reading; ELT; and Pedagogical Innovation.

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Enhancing students’ critical thinking skills through engagement with innovative pedagogical practices in Global South

Cited by 37 publications

References 31 publications

A Look at Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT): The Effectiveness of Scaffolding Method on EFL Learners’ Speaking Achievement

A Look at Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT): The Effectiveness of Scaffolding Method on EFL Learners’ Speaking Achievement

Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Pedagogy and Lecture Method on Students Academic Achievement and Retention in Computer Programming

Digital Mangatoon to Born Out New Peace in English Classroom

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