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Teaching Practices used to foster Critical Thinking among Students at Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan
Abstract
The main purpose of the present study was to find out those teaching practices which are being used by the teachers to foster critical thinking among students at higher education level in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The present study was delimited to only public sector higher educational institutions including two (2) districts of Southern Punjab, Multan and Bahawalpur from the Punjab province. Target population of this study was consisted of ten (10) higher education institutions, out of which only two public sector institutions were selected. One hundred and fifty five (155) teachers were taken as a sample by using convenience sampling technique. A questionnaire was developed as research tool having five options to collect quantitative data. After data collection, data were coded for analysis in SPSS software. The results showed that teachers are using those teaching practices in classrooms which are needed to enhance critical thinking among students at higher educational level. Moreover, there is also need to focus more at those strategies which can be beneficial for students to think logically and critically to handle difficult situations arising in daily life. Likewise, It’s also the responsibility of all stakeholders to play their vital role in developing and applying critical thinking skills of individuals to grow and to make proper decision making in difficult situations.
Authors
Shahid Raza
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Khalid Khurshid
Professor, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Javed Iqbal
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
