Implementation of the Critical Thinking Strategies in the School Subject Technology: A Preliminary Study

• Published in: TEM Journal Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 998 - 1004
• Main Authors: VALENTOVÁ, Monika, Brečka, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Novi Pazar UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Cooperation; Critical thinking; Education; Education and training; ICT Information and Communications Technologies; Instructional aids; Learning; Philosophers; Questionnaires; Questions; Schools; Secondary education; Students; Teachers; Teaching methods; Training; Slovakia; teaching strategies; critical thinking; education; technology
• ISSN: 2217-8309; 2217-8333; 2217-8333
• DOI: 10.18421/TEM83-43

The theoretical starting points of this treatise are based on the repeating demands coming from real practice regarding improvement of critical thinking of pupils at primary schools in the Slovak Republic. The question is – to what extent is the topic of critical thinking being introduced and implemented in the educational process by our teachers? The answer to this and also many other questions was explored via research that was carried out within the frame of APVV-15-0368 project called Practical Training in the Centre of Field Didactics, the Field Didactics in the Centre of Practical Training. The main goal of this treatise is to present the research outcomes regarding implementation of the critical thinking strategies within the subject Technology at primary schools in the Slovak Republic. Teachers have stated that the biggest importance is generally ascribed to the deployment of various teaching aids, acquisition of practical skills and frequent contact with technical materials and tools.