Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom

Critical thinking (CT) is unanimously considered to play a pivotal role in individuals’ academic life. This paper investigates the teachers’ practices of CT in the Algerian EFL secondary school classroom. It aims mainly at examining the teachers ‘implementation of CT through two procedures: Socrati...

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Main Author: Leila Djouima
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Constantine 1, Algéria 2020-12-01
Series:Revue des Sciences Humaines
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Online Access:https://revue.umc.edu.dz/h/article/view/3528
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description Critical thinking (CT) is unanimously considered to play a pivotal role in individuals’ academic life. This paper investigates the teachers’ practices of CT in the Algerian EFL secondary school classroom. It aims mainly at examining the teachers ‘implementation of CT through two procedures: Socratic questioning and Bloom’s taxonomy, hypothesizing that if teachers use Socratic Questioning and Bloom’s Taxonomy, CT would be implemented and learners’ CT skills would be fostered. To fulfill the purpose of this study, a questionnaire is administered to 20 secondary school teachers. The results revealed the teachers’ awareness of the importance of CT skills and the effectiveness of using Socratic Questioning and Bloom’s Taxonomy in fostering CT in EFL classroom despite the absence of a guiding and motivating. framework for its implementation.
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spelling doaj-art-080cfd174cbe4c60a2bf62bc3085c9842025-08-20T02:41:46ZaraUniversity of Constantine 1, AlgériaRevue des Sciences Humaines2588-20072020-12-01314Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL ClassroomLeila Djouima0Ecole Normale Supérieure Assia Djebar Constantine, Algérie Critical thinking (CT) is unanimously considered to play a pivotal role in individuals’ academic life. This paper investigates the teachers’ practices of CT in the Algerian EFL secondary school classroom. It aims mainly at examining the teachers ‘implementation of CT through two procedures: Socratic questioning and Bloom’s taxonomy, hypothesizing that if teachers use Socratic Questioning and Bloom’s Taxonomy, CT would be implemented and learners’ CT skills would be fostered. To fulfill the purpose of this study, a questionnaire is administered to 20 secondary school teachers. The results revealed the teachers’ awareness of the importance of CT skills and the effectiveness of using Socratic Questioning and Bloom’s Taxonomy in fostering CT in EFL classroom despite the absence of a guiding and motivating. framework for its implementation. https://revue.umc.edu.dz/h/article/view/3528Critical thinkingBloom’s taxonomySocratic questioning
spellingShingle Leila Djouima
Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
Revue des Sciences Humaines
Critical thinking
Bloom’s taxonomy
Socratic questioning
title Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
title_full Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
title_fullStr Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
title_full_unstemmed Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
title_short Teachers’ Practices of Critical Thinking in the Algerian Secondary School EFL Classroom
title_sort teachers practices of critical thinking in the algerian secondary school efl classroom
topic Critical thinking
Bloom’s taxonomy
Socratic questioning
url https://revue.umc.edu.dz/h/article/view/3528
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