Effects of Suggestopedia on the Critical Thinking Skills of Selected Malaysian form Two Students
To develop learners' full potential intellectually and emotionally with the ability to think critically, learners need to be exposed to positive and constructive suggestions in a non-threatening environment. This research examined the effects of Suggestopedia on a selected group of Malaysian...
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2001
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10951/1/FPP_2001_9_A.pdf |
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| Summary: | To develop learners' full potential intellectually and emotionally with the ability to
think critically, learners need to be exposed to positive and constructive
suggestions in a non-threatening environment. This research examined the effects
of Suggestopedia on a selected group of Malaysian form two students' critical
thinking skills using the COGAFF (cognitive and affective) taxonomy of
questioning as a tool to assess the subjects' level of thinking.
The research design used in this study was a nonrandomized control group,
pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design on two groups of homogenous form two
Malay students selected based on their form one final year examination academic
performance. The research was carried out over a period of two weeks on two
classes of students (25 students in the control group and 32 students in the
experimental group). The instruments used were pretest questionnaire and posttest
questionnaire, pre- and post- reading tests using the seven levels of COGAFF
taxonomy of questioning, direct observation and interviews. The data and results collected were analysed using the SPSS for percentage, mean,
standard deviation, t-tests and repeated-measures analysis of variance. The
findings showed that there was no significant difference in the mean scores in the
first posttest between the two groups of subjects administered immediately after
teaching. However, there was significant difference in the mean scores in the
experimental group as compared to the control group in the second posttest
administered after two weeks. The findings also showed that subjects in the
experimental group responded more positively to the lessons and reading texts as
compared to the control group. This study concluded that the teaching method,
Suggestopedia, had a positive and consistent effect on this group of form two
students' critical thinking skills immediately after treatment and also after a lapse
of time as compared to the control group with the normal classroom teaching
method. |
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