This transformative mixed-methods research study, uniquely designed as a 12-week curriculum to facilitate critical media literacy, drew upon the principles of critical pedagogy to investigate Black adolescents ‘perceptions of the impact of media on their racial identities. Responding to the high rate of media consumption among Black youth, the Critical Encounters Unit engaged 79 Black high school students in the southeast United States in examining how they made sense of their media encounters. Data on participants ‘perceptions of the role media plays in constructing Black identities and societal perceptions of Blacks were gathered through pre-post study surveys of all participants‘ self-identities and media literacy, interviews with 15 participants, 467 student journals, and 15 video observation field notes. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015 / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-04T11:45:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio_Barros_Souza.pdf: 519088 bytes, checksum: 14041fb376e018a938470f76c0850da2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-06-22 / This work had the objective to analise the relevance of the insertion from the scientific iniatiation contents and activities in the pedagogical projects from the graduation course in Accounting Science from the city of S??o Paulo as a way to stimulate the development of the pupils critical thinking. It is about a descriptive research marked out by a qualitative approach. The ways to accomplish the inquiry conjugated both parts: the bibliographical and the field research. So a bibliographic research was ingaged which comprised from the first documents issued by the regulating agencies up to the literary works, turning to the critical thinking and the scientific initiation topics. Regarding the critical thinking subject an investigation was taken for the judged approaches which characterize the critical thinking as well as a dispensed treatment by the educational regulating agencies in order to develop the pupils professional competences in Accounting Science graduation. Due to the lack of identified Brazilian references which exercise specifically about the critical thinking, and which also approaches to the thinking in a generalized way, a more significant contribuition from the North American referencials was obtained, specially by Robert H. Ennis, Richard W. Paul and Matthew Lipman. Concerning the subject the contents and activities of scientific initiation, the conceptual approaching focused the investigation of a treatment given by the educational regulating agencies, and the characterization of the subjects which comprise the scientific initiation. From the result of the field research it was reported a: significant incentive in the participants perception from the IES for the accounting science pupils in order to participate in activities of science initiation; the CCW - Conclusion Course Works would continue being offered in the pedagogical projects; the critical thinking is perceived as an expected professional ability from the accountant in an efficient performance for the market; there is a stimulation to the professional and academic ability generated by the scientific literacy propitiated by the contents and activities of the scientific initiation. Finally, it was concluded that the contents and activities of the scientific initiation inserted in the pedagogical project for the graduation course in Accounting Science for higher education institutions from the city of S??o Paulo could stimulate the development for critical thinking of the students. / Este trabalho teve por objetivo analisar a relev??ncia da inser????o dos conte??dos e atividades de Inicia????o Cient??fica nos projetos pedag??gicos do curso de gradua????o em Ci??ncias Cont??beis da cidade de S??o Paulo, como forma de estimular o desenvolvimento do pensamento cr??tico dos alunos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva balizada por uma abordagem qualitativa. Os meios para realiza????o da investiga????o conjugaram a pesquisa bibliogr??fica e a pesquisa de campo. Para tanto, empreendeu-se uma pesquisa bibliogr??fica, que abrangeu desde os documentos emitidos pelos ??rg??os reguladores at?? as obras liter??rias que versam sobre os temas pensamento cr??tico e inicia????o cient??fica. Com rela????o ao tema pensamento cr??tico, buscou-se investigar as abordagens conceituais que o caracteriza, assim como o tratamento a ele dispensado pelos ??rg??os reguladores da educa????o, como forma de desenvolver as compet??ncias profissionais do aluno de gradua????o em Ci??ncias Cont??beis. Por n??o terem sido identificados referenciais brasileiros que versassem especificamente sobre o pensamento cr??tico, e sim abordagens ao pensamento de uma forma generalizada, obteve-se uma contribui????o mais significativa de referenciais da literatura norte-americana, especialmente de Robert Ennis, Richard W. Paul e Matthew Lipman. No tocante ao tema Conte??dos e Atividades de Inicia????o Cient??fica, a abordagem conceitual focou a investiga????o do tratamento dado pelos ??rg??os reguladores da educa????o e a caracteriza????o dos assuntos que abrangem a inicia????o cient??fica. Como resultado da pesquisa de campo, constatou-se na percep????o dos participantes que: h?? um significativo incentivo, por parte das IES, para que os alunos de Ci??ncias Cont??beis participem de atividades de inicia????o cient??fica; o TCC - Trabalho de Conclus??o de Curso continuaria sendo oferecido nos projetos pedag??gicos; o pensamento cr??tico ?? percebido como uma compet??ncia profissional esperada do contador para uma atua????o eficaz no mercado de trabalho; h?? um est??mulo ?? compet??ncia profissional e acad??mica gerado pela literacia cient??fica propiciada pelos conte??dos e atividades de inicia????o cient??fica. Por fim, concluiu-se que os conte??dos e atividades de Inicia????o Cient??fica inseridos no projeto pedag??gico do curso de gradua????o em Ci??ncias Cont??beis das Institui????es de Educa????o Superior da cidade de S??o Paulo podem estimular o desenvolvimento do pensamento cr??tico dos alunos.

The following final thesis "Risky behaviour of lower and upper secondary school students on social networks and its prevention" introduces the topic of primary prevention of cyberbullying and security on social networks with regards to their current use by lower and upper secondary school students. Another aim of the thesis is to ascertain which forms of risky social behaviour the target groups currently encounter on social networks and to find out the ways in which these social networks are used (the most commonly used applications, the frequency of their use etc.). The thesis doesn't focus solely on social networks, it also addresses the subject matter of critical thinking since one of the problematic aspects of using social networks by young people is the fact that they use multiple sources of information without further verification. Following the results of the research, short-term activities of primary prevention for both target groups are proposed. They aim to encourage the development of critical thinking and media studies. The proposed activities can be further incorporated into long-term prevention programmes. They include recommendations for teacher lesson planning and self-study tips. The content of the activities is based on the study of both theoretical and methodological...

Nous cherchons dans cette étude à développer des compétences de la pensée critique et créative et l’acquisition de connaissances chez un groupe d’élèves dans des écoles de collégiens en Syrie, à travers l'application de la méthode Freinet dans le processus d'apprentissage. Pour valider des hypothèses de la recherche, nous avons enseigné à deux groupes d’élèves – contrôle et expérimental – une unité de la matière de sciences S.V.T par deux styles. Le premier groupe a été enseigné par le style traditionnel (groupe contrôle), le deuxième a été enseigné par la méthode de Freinet . Pour mesurer le développement des compétences de la pensée critique et créative chez les élèves, nous avons conçu deux tests ; le premier, pour mesurer les compétences principales de la pensée critique et le deuxième, pour mesurer les compétences principales de la pensée créative. Afin de mesurer le développement du niveau d’acquisition des connaissances chez les élèves, nous avons conçu un test traditionnel à propos des informations contenues dans l’unité éducative au manuel de sciences S.V.T. Les résultats de cette étude ont montré l'efficacité de cette méthode dans le développement de cinq compétences principales de la pensée critique chez les élèves. L'étude a également montré l'efficacité de cette méthode dans le développement de trois compétences principales de la pensée créative chez les élèves. En plus, les résultats de cette étude ont montré que l’enseignement par la méthode de Freinet a contribué au développement du niveau d’acquisition des connaissances chez les élèves. / Through this research, we are looking to develop Critical Thinking Skills and Creative Thinking Skills, as well as the acquisition of knowledge in a group of students in college schools in Syria, through the application of the Freinet method in the learning process. To validate the hypothesis of the research, we taught two groups – control & experimental – of students a unit of a science S.V.T. manual. Two styles were used: the first group was taught by the traditional method (control group), the second taught by the method of Freinet (experimental group). To measure the development of the Critical Thinking Skills and the Creative Thinking Skills in students, we designed two tests: the first, to measure the Critical Thinking Skills, and the second, to measure the Creative Thinking Skills. To measure the development of the students' level of knowledge acquisition, we designed a traditional test about the information contained in the educational unit in the S.V.T. book. The results of this study showed the effectiveness of this method in developing five skills of the critical thinking in students (inference, assumption, deduction, interpretation, and evaluation of the argument). The study also showed the effectiveness of this method in developing three skills of the creative thinking in students (originality, fluidity, and flexibility). In addition, the results of this study showed that the teaching by the Freinet method has contributed to the development of students' level of knowledge acquisition.

Orientadora: Profa. Dra. Patrícia Del Nero Velasco / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa De Pós-Graduação em Ensino, História, Filosofia das Ciências e Matemática, 2015. / A obrigatoriedade da Filosofia no Ensino Médio gerou uma série de desafios ao professor e ao poder público, tendo em vista as múltiplas possibilidades de autores e temas que podem ser trabalhados e a realidade da Educação Básica brasileira. O presente trabalho insere-se nas discussões sobre o que e como ensinar Filosofia, atendo-se a uma área pouco explorada nos livros didáticos, a saber, a Lógica. Tendo em vista os objetivos da disciplina Filosofia nos dispositivos legais e o caráter formativo desta, a dissertação estrutura-se da seguinte forma: uma breve apresentação do movimento acadêmico norte-americano intitulado Pensamento Crítico, seguida da exposição de conceitos-chave de lógica argumentativa; uma proposta de atividades envolvendo os conceitos supramencionados, dentro do escopo do referido movimento de Pensamento Crítico, passível de ser desenvolvida nas aulas de Filosofia do Ensino Médio. / The obligation of Philosophy classes in high school in Brazil has generated a series of challenges to the teachers and politicians, once that there are multiples possibilities of authors and themes that can be teached and the problematic reality of the Brazilian public schools. The present work takes part of the discussion about how and what to teach in Philosophy classes. Covering an area not much explored in textbooks, Logic. Placed on the goals of the discipline Philosophy as is based on laws and his formative character, the work is structured as it follows: First, a brief presentation of the north American movement Critical thinking, following by the key concepts of the argumentative Logic, and a proposal of activities involving the concepts above in the context of the Critical Thinking movement, that can be developed in high school's Philosophy classes.

O número de mensagens nos fóruns educativos online gera uma sobrecarga de informação, que dificulta a organização e a comunicação entre os membros, comprometendo, também, a eficácia do processo de avaliação da aprendizagem. Diante da necessidade de uma solução metodológica para o contexto da EAD no Brasil, realizou-se uma revisão de literatura sobre os modelos de organização e o processo de análise das mensagens que envolvem os indicadores das habilidades da presença cognitiva (Garrison et al. 2001) e o pensamento crítico e a dinâmica do questionamento socrático (Paul, 1993). Propõe-se um novo modelo de fórum intitulado \"Fórum Socrático Cognitivo- FSC\" com uma metodologia de avaliação da presença cognitiva e dos níveis de pensamento crítico dos alunos em cursos superiores online. Os procedimentos metodológicos e o grid de avaliação foram aplicados em duas disciplinas do curso de aperfeiçoamento em EAD em 2011, 2012 e 2013 de uma instituição de ensino superior vinculada a UAB do Brasil. A metodologia adotada envolve os princípios da lexicometria, da análise documentária, textuais e estatísticas, modelos de regressão linear e redes complexas. Realizou-se a análise de 3.400 mensagens postadas por 544 alunos para verificar as relações de dependência entre a variável resposta \"nota\" e as covariáveis: conceitos, categorias de Garrison, tópicos socráticos, riqueza vocabular e sala (tutor). Construíram-se 2 modelos de regressão linear e 136 redes complexas que permitiram confirmar os testes ANOVA utilizados na avaliação de desempenho dos alunos. As covariáveis conceitos, categorias de Garrison e sala apresentaram nível de significância positivo na associação com a nota final do aluno. Considera-se que o modelo FSC contribui para o desenvolvimento das habilidades de expressão e comunicação de conceitos abordados na disciplina e colabora na avaliação do pensamento crítico e da presença cognitiva do aluno nos fóruns online. / The usually large number of posts in educational forums leads to an information overload, which hinders forum organization and communication among members while undermining the effectiveness of learning assessment. Considering the need for a methodological solution applicable to the context of Brazil\'s online distance learning (ODL), there was conducted a review of the literature on organizational models and processes of analysis of messages involving indicators of critical thinking and cognitive presence skills (Garrison et al., 2001) and the Socratic inquiry dynamics (Paul, 1993). This study proposes a new forum model entitled FSC (Cognitive Socratic Forum), which comprises a method for assessing students\' cognitive presence and critical thinking skills in online higher education. The methodological procedures and evaluation grid were applied to two specialization courses on ODL in 2011, 2012, and 2013 at a higher education institution associated with UAB (Brazil\'s Open University). The methodology involved principles of lexicometry, documentary, textual and statistical analysis, linear regression models, and complex networks. Analysis was conducted on 3,400 messages posted by 544 students to investigate dependency relationships between the response variable \'grade\' and the following co-variables: concepts, Garrison\'s categories, Socratic topics, vocabulary richness, and classroom (tutor). Two linear regression models and 136 complex networks were constructed to enable confirmation of ANOVA tests employed to assess student performance in forums. The co-variables concepts, Garrison\'s categories, and classroom displayed positive significance levels when associated to students\' final grades. Therefore, it may be concluded that the proposed FSC model promoted students\' ability to express and communicate the concepts covered in the specialization course and contributed to effectively assessing their cognitive presence and critical thinking skills in online forums.

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A local urban school district recently reported that 86% of third graders did not demonstrate proficiency on the Math Standardized Test, which challenges students to solve problems and justify solutions. It is beneficial if these skills are developed prior to third grade. Students may be more academically successful if kindergarten teachers have moderate to high self-efficacy when teaching lessons that focus on justifying solutions. Bandura's self-efficacy theory was incorporated into this study as the conceptual framework lens. Research questions were designed to investigate kindergarten teachers' instruction in mathematics that focused on justifying solutions, their self-efficacy in challenging students to justify solutions, and the identification of professional development. Voluntary participants for this study were selected from the 11 elementary schools in the district. Within the 11 elementary schools, there were 33 lead teachers who were invited to participate in the study and 7 agreed to participate in interviews and observations. The data were analyzed using both situation and strategy coding. The analysis of the data revealed a connection between professional development, self-efficacy, and instructional strategies. A relationship was identified between professional development and the teachers' ability to challenge students to problem solve and justify solutions. These findings may be valuable for early childhood stakeholders within the education field. Professional development tends to improve the self-efficacy of teachers and the instructional strategies they incorporate.

This dissertation will examine the efficacy of peer-led team learning (PLTL) in a humanities and social sciences program, at a midsize Texas university. It will be conducted exclusively within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), and the academic subjects to be evaluated include English, history, and philosophy. Its primary function is to disclose whether or not PLTL facilitates in student participants improvement in critical thinking skill acquisition and deeper process content knowledge. Of primary interest in this qualitative, narrative case study is deducing how breakout sessions – supplementary meetings led by student participants, in the absence of instructors, designed to enhance classroom instruction – aid in concept synthesis and retention. Of equal importance is evaluating how the implementation of a PLTL instructional framework cultivates in its participants the acuity necessary to demonstrate that positive learning outcomes are occurring, or have the potential to occur; thereafter, collected data, in the form of participant and instructor narratives derived from questionnaires, interviews, researcher observations, writing samples, and essay-based examinations will support or refute whether improvement in critical thinking skill acquisition and deeper process content knowledge is evident in student participants. Keywords: Peer-led Team Learning (PLTL), Critical Thinking Skill Acquisition, Deeper Process Content Knowledge, Positive Learning Outcomes, Humanities and Social Sciences, Qualitative, Narrative, Case Study

The aim of this study is to prepare and verify a molecular biological teaching cycle. This cycle is focused on hands-on activities, critical thinking and student's activity. A total of 99 pupils from two elementary schools (9th grade) and one multi-year grammar school (equivalent to primary schools) participated in the verification. They helped to create an attractive learning cycle from molecular biology, which can be used directly without major modifications and low cost.