Fostering critical thinking through collaborative group work : insights from Hong Kong /: insights from Hong Kong. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dennis Chun-Lok Fung, Tim Weijun Liang.
• Authors: Fung, Dennis Chun-Lok; Liang, Tim Weijun
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Has Critical Thinking Been Fruitfully Married to Group Work in Hong Kong?; 1.1 Background: Education Reform and Small-Class Teaching Policy in Hong Kong; 1.2 Curriculum Development in Primary and Secondary Schools in Hong Kong; 1.3 Scenario of General Studies and Liberal Studies; 1.4 Paradigm Shift: Group Work as a New Pedagogical Approach in Hong Kong Classrooms; 1.5 The Buzzword of 'Critical Thinking' and the Present Study; 1.6 Significance and Urgency of Bridging Critical Thinking and Group Work; References 2 The Research on Group Work, Critical Thinking and Confucian Heritage Culture: What Does a Thematic Review Tell Us?2.1 Review of Collaborative Group Work; 2.1.1 The Nature of Group Work; 2.1.2 The Theoretical Roots of Group Work; 2.1.3 Study of Group Work in Hong Kong; 2.1.4 Knowledge Gap and Proposed Research Questions; 2.2 Review of Critical-Thinking Learning; 2.2.1 Definition of Critical Thinking; 2.2.2 Teaching of Critical Thinking; 2.2.3 Critical Thinking in Hong Kong; 2.2.4 Approaches to Teaching Critical Thinking 2.3 Review of the Influence of Confucian Heritage Culture on Classroom Learning2.3.1 Conceptualisation of Learning in Confucian Heritage Cultures; 2.3.2 The Use of Group Work in Confucian Heritage Cultures; 2.3.3 Learners from Confucian Heritage Cultures; 2.3.4 Problematising Cultural Influences on Student Learning; 2.4 Conceptual Framework and the Present Study; 2.4.1 Teaching Intervention; 2.4.2 Research Design; References; 3 Research Design: A Mixed Methods Approach with a Three-Theme Investigation and Pedagogical Intervention; 3.1 Statement and Significance of the Research Questions 3.2 Research Design Underpinnings3.2.1 Theoretical Framework; 3.2.2 Epistemology and Theoretical Perspectives; 3.3 Research Design and Methodology; 3.3.1 Research Design: Three-Theme Investigation; 3.3.2 Methodology: Mixed Methods Approach; 3.4 Quasi-experimental Settings; 3.5 Teaching Interventions; 3.6 Research Domains, Methods and Data Collection; 3.6.1 Theme 1: Effectiveness in Students' Academic Aspects; 3.6.2 Theme 2: Effectiveness in Students' Attitudinal Aspects; 3.6.3 Theme 3: Influence of Chinese Culture on Group Work; 3.7 Training Workshop; 3.8 Pilot Study; 3.9 Main Study 3.9.1 Participants3.9.2 Procedure; 3.9.3 Data Analysis; 3.10 Ethical Issues; References; 4 How Effective Is Group Work in Improving Students' Academic Performance?; 4.1 TCTS-PS in the Main Study; 4.2 Students' Dialogue and Interaction in the Liberal Studies Project; 4.2.1 Interrater Reliability of Coding; 4.2.2 Results of Students' Dialogue and Interaction; 4.2.3 Analysis of the Students' Written Work; 4.3 Conclusion; References; 5 How Effective Is Group Work in Improving the Attitudinal Aspects of Student Learning?; 5.1 Results of Critical-Thinking Dispositions in the Main Study
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.39/5; Education; Group work in education -- China -- Hong Kong; Curriculum planning -- China -- Hong Kong; Critical Thinking; Schools; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Study & learning skills: general; Education; Teacher training; Schools; Teaching skills & techniques; Education -- Study Skills; Education -- Comparative; Education -- Professional Development; Education -- Administration -- General; Education -- Educational Psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811324116; 9811324115
• Related ISBNs: 9789811324109; 9811324107
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 19, 2018).
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