DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS AN ANALYSIS OF CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOK GRADE IX 2020

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-I).02      10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-I).02      Published : Mar 1
Authored by : Muhammad Jamil , WahidMehmood , Faiz ul HassanShah

02 Pages : 13-20

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  • Gillette, G., & Sanger, M. J. (2014). Analysing the distribution of questions in the gas law chapters of secondary and introductory college chemistry textbooks from the United States. Chemistry Education. Research and Practice, 15(4), 787–799. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4rp00115j
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  • Jamil, M. (2021). An analysis of education policy and science teachers' practices for developing critical thinking skills in secondary school students, [PhD dissertation, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Jamil, M., Aslam, M., & Ali, S. (2024). Single national curriculum (SNC) for social studies (2020): Document analysis for the development of critical thinking skills at the primary level. Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, 3(2), 67-74.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Ahmad, D. (2024). Evaluation of Critical Thinking Elements: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Physics Textbook Grade IX. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 344-350.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Incorporation of Critical Thinking Skills Development: A case of mathematics curriculum for grades I-XII. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(1), 375–382. https://doi.org/10.62345/jads.2024.13.1.32
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Rafiq, M. (2024). Critical Thinking Skills Development for 21st Century: An Analysis of Biology Curriculum (2006). Voyage Journal of Educational Studies, 4(1), 127-138.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Zia, Q. (2024). Qualitative content analysis for critical thinking and skill development: A case of chemistry curriculum. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(1), 147- 155.
  • Jamil, M., Muhammad, Y., Masood, S., & Habib, Z. (2020). Critical thinking: A qualitative content analysis of education policy and secondary school science curriculum documents. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, 14(2), 249-258.
  • Jamil, M. (2021). Secondary School Science Teachers' Practices for the Development of Critical Thinking Skills: An Observational Study. Journal of Development and Social Sciences (Print), 2(IV), 259–265. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2021(2-iv)22
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  • Khine, M. S. (2013). Critical analysis of science textbooks : evaluating instructional effectiveness. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB13626402
  • Kyngäs, H. (2019). Qualitative research and content analysis. In Springer eBooks (pp. 3–11). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30199-6_1
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  • Naseer, H., Muhammad, Y., & Jamil, M. (2022). Critical thinking skills in Pakistan studies textbook: Qualitative content analysis. Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4(3), 744-755.
  • Okafor, N., & Hyacinth, N. (2021). Promoting critical thinking skills of secondary school chemistry students through the 7e-learning cycle model. Tropical Journal of Education (Print), 3(1/2), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.47524/tje.v3i1.17
  • Thi-Huyen, N., Xuan-Lam, P., & Tu, N. T. T. (2021). The impact of design thinking on problem-solving and teamwork mindset in a flipped classroom. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 21(96). https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2021.96.3
  • Oates, T. (2014). Why textbooks count. A policy paper. University of Cambridge
  • Osborne, J. (2014). Teaching critical thinking? New directions in science education. School Science Review, 352, 53-62.
  • Silver, C., & Woolf, N. H. (2015). From guided instruction to facilitation of learning: the development of Five-level QDAas a CAQDAS pedagogy that explicates the practices of expert users. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 18(5), 527–543. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1062626
  • Szabó, Z. K., Körtesi, P., Gunčaga, J., Szabo, D., & Neag, R. (2020). Examples of Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics Education Supporting the Sustainability of 21st-Century Skills. Sustainability (Basel), 12(23), 10113. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122310113
  • Vieira, R. M., Tenreiro-Vieira, C., & Martins, I. P. (2011). Critical thinking: Conceptual clarification and its importance in science education. Science Education International, 22(1), 43-54

References

  • Ali, I., Akhter, N., & Nawaz, M. (2017). Critical analysis of general science textbooks for inclusion of the nature of science used at the elementary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of Educational Research, 20(1), 113-131.
  • Chingos, M. M., & Whitehurst, G. J. (2012). Choosing blindly: Instructional materials, teacher effectiveness, and the common core (Brookings Institution, Issue
  • Danczak, S., Thompson, C., & Overton, T. (2017). ‘What does the term Critical Thinking mean to you?’ A qualitative analysis of chemistry undergraduate, teaching staff and employers’ views of critical thinking. Chemistry Education. Research and Practice, 18(3), 420–434. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6rp00249h
  • Dolan, E. L., & Collins, J. P. (2015). We must teach more effectively: here are four ways to get started. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 26(12), 2151–2155. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e13-11-0675
  • Dwyer, C. P., Hogan, M., & Stewart, I. (2014). An integrated critical thinking framework for the 21st century. Thinking Skills and Creativity (Print), 12, 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2013.12.004
  • Etkina, E., Murthy, S., & Zou, X. (2006). Using introductory labs to engage students in experimental design. American Journal of Physics, 74(11), 979–986. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2238885
  • Gillette, G., & Sanger, M. J. (2014). Analysing the distribution of questions in the gas law chapters of secondary and introductory college chemistry textbooks from the United States. Chemistry Education. Research and Practice, 15(4), 787–799. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4rp00115j
  • Hsu, J., Sung, R., Swarat, S., Gore, A. J., Kim, S., & Lo, S. M. (2024). Variations in student approaches to problem- solving in undergraduate Biology education. CBE Life Sciences Education, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-02-0033
  • Ibitoye, T. M. (2021). Project-based learning and self- regulatory strategies as determinants of secondary school student achievement, attitude and practical skills in Biology concepts in Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Bazeley, P., & Jackson, K. (2007). Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB28166066
  • Jamil, M. (2021). An analysis of education policy and science teachers' practices for developing critical thinking skills in secondary school students, [PhD dissertation, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Jamil, M., Aslam, M., & Ali, S. (2024). Single national curriculum (SNC) for social studies (2020): Document analysis for the development of critical thinking skills at the primary level. Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, 3(2), 67-74.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Ahmad, D. (2024). Evaluation of Critical Thinking Elements: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Physics Textbook Grade IX. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 344-350.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Incorporation of Critical Thinking Skills Development: A case of mathematics curriculum for grades I-XII. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(1), 375–382. https://doi.org/10.62345/jads.2024.13.1.32
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Rafiq, M. (2024). Critical Thinking Skills Development for 21st Century: An Analysis of Biology Curriculum (2006). Voyage Journal of Educational Studies, 4(1), 127-138.
  • Jamil, M., Bokhari, T. B., & Zia, Q. (2024). Qualitative content analysis for critical thinking and skill development: A case of chemistry curriculum. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 13(1), 147- 155.
  • Jamil, M., Muhammad, Y., Masood, S., & Habib, Z. (2020). Critical thinking: A qualitative content analysis of education policy and secondary school science curriculum documents. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, 14(2), 249-258.
  • Jamil, M. (2021). Secondary School Science Teachers' Practices for the Development of Critical Thinking Skills: An Observational Study. Journal of Development and Social Sciences (Print), 2(IV), 259–265. https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2021(2-iv)22
  • Johnson, P., Shúilleabháin, A. N., Ríordáin, M. N., & Prendergast, M. A. (2019). The evolution of student teachers’’ concerns regarding mathematics curricular reform. International Journal of Science and Mathematical Education/International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 18(7), 1293–1310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-019-10023-2
  • Khine, M. S. (2013). Critical analysis of science textbooks : evaluating instructional effectiveness. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB13626402
  • Kyngäs, H. (2019). Qualitative research and content analysis. In Springer eBooks (pp. 3–11). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30199-6_1
  • Mayring, P. (2014). Qualitative content analysis: theoretical foundation, basic procedures and software solution. 43, 143 . https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/document/39517/1/ssoar-2014-mayring-Qualitative_content_analysis_theoretical_foundation.pdf
  • Naseer, H., Muhammad, Y., & Jamil, M. (2022). Critical thinking skills in Pakistan studies textbook: Qualitative content analysis. Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 4(3), 744-755.
  • Okafor, N., & Hyacinth, N. (2021). Promoting critical thinking skills of secondary school chemistry students through the 7e-learning cycle model. Tropical Journal of Education (Print), 3(1/2), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.47524/tje.v3i1.17
  • Thi-Huyen, N., Xuan-Lam, P., & Tu, N. T. T. (2021). The impact of design thinking on problem-solving and teamwork mindset in a flipped classroom. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 21(96). https://doi.org/10.14689/ejer.2021.96.3
  • Oates, T. (2014). Why textbooks count. A policy paper. University of Cambridge
  • Osborne, J. (2014). Teaching critical thinking? New directions in science education. School Science Review, 352, 53-62.
  • Silver, C., & Woolf, N. H. (2015). From guided instruction to facilitation of learning: the development of Five-level QDAas a CAQDAS pedagogy that explicates the practices of expert users. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 18(5), 527–543. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1062626
  • Szabó, Z. K., Körtesi, P., Gunčaga, J., Szabo, D., & Neag, R. (2020). Examples of Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics Education Supporting the Sustainability of 21st-Century Skills. Sustainability (Basel), 12(23), 10113. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122310113
  • Vieira, R. M., Tenreiro-Vieira, C., & Martins, I. P. (2011). Critical thinking: Conceptual clarification and its importance in science education. Science Education International, 22(1), 43-54

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    TURABIAN : Jamil, Muhammad, Wahid Mehmood, and Faiz ul Hassan Shah. "Development of Critical Thinking Skills among Secondary School Science Students: An Analysis of Chemistry Textbook Grade IX (2020)." Global Educational Studies Review IX, no. I (2024): 13-20. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-I).02