Mathematical achievement and critical thinking skills in asynchronous discussion forums

By Seibu Mary Jacob. 2012

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Abstract The connection between critical thinking (CT) skills and mathematics scores of students of an engineering mathematics unit is explored in this paper through two batches of students. The DF postings resulting from participation in two online Discussion Forum (DF) problem solving sessions were analyzed for CT skills through CAIS model and a weighted CT score was given to each student. Mathematical achievement was measured through final examination scores, and initial mathematics ability was measured through an initial test. A significant linear relationship was observed between CT and mathematical achievement. The initial mathematics ability and CT scores showed a significant linear relationship only for one batch of participants. The study concluded that CT skills, when properly encouraged, could result in improvement in mathematical achievement.

Subfields: Education

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Investigating Critical Thinking Skill of Junior High School in Solving Mathematical Problem (2019, background): “Furthermore, critical thinking will encourage students to think deeper and be able to solve problems in school or in the context of everyday life because critical thinking is not only needed in the classroom but also in everyday life (Jacob, 2012).”
Developing Critical Thinking Skills of Students in Mathematics Learning (2015, background): “Encouraging students for communication and interaction with other people is very important to build critical thinking skills (Abrami et al., 2008; Jacob, 2012).”