نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Introduction:
Given the central role of teachers in the education process and the direct impact of teaching skills on improving the quality of students' learning, it is of particular importance to pay attention to the factors that strengthen these skills. In the meantime, critical thinking, as one of the excellent cognitive abilities, provides the basis for choosing effective teaching methods, analyzing educational situations, and making informed decisions in the classroom. Since female teachers constitute a significant part of the educational system, examining the relationship between critical thinking and their teaching skills can draw new horizons in improving the quality of education and the learning process. Accordingly, choosing this topic has found a scientific and practical necessity.
Goal:
Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between critical thinking and teaching skills of female secondary school teachers in Marvdasht.
Method:
The research method used in this study is descriptive correlational. The statistical population in this study includes all female secondary school teachers in Marvdasht city, more than 550 people. The sample size was used using the single-stage cluster sampling method. The research tools in this study include the standard critical thinking tendency questionnaire (RITEX) and the researcher-made teaching skills questionnaire. The basis for scoring the questionnaires was based on the opinions of experts and its reliability was also evaluated based on the Cronbach's alpha test and was calculated as teaching skills (0.820) and the critical thinking subscales, namely creativity (0.75), maturity (0.57), and commitment (0.86), respectively, which indicates the desirable reliability of the research questionnaire.
Findings:
In this study, Pearson correlation analysis and simple regression were used to analyze the data. The results of this study showed that there is no relationship between critical thinking and teachers' teaching skills. The results also showed that there is no significant relationship between the components of critical thinking (creativity, growth, and commitment) and teachers' teaching skills.
Conclusion:
The findings of the study showed that there is no significant relationship between critical thinking and teaching skills of female secondary school teachers.
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