نوع مقاله : علمی-پژوهشی
نویسندگان
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran
چکیده
In the contemporary era, critical thinking is recognized as an essential and fundamental skill for success in individual and social life. The present research aims to investigate the effect of integrating the seven-step learning cycle model in online instruction on the critical thinking of sixth-grade elementary school students, seeking to provide empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of this innovative educational approach. This quasi-experimental study, employing a pre-test-post-test control group design, included 40 sixth-grade students from Arak city, who were divided into two groups: experimental (taught with the seven-step learning cycle model) and control (traditional method). Data were collected through the Ricketts Critical Thinking Disposition Questionnaire (2003) and analyzed using SPSS software. The results indicated that the experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in critical thinking after implementing the seven-step learning cycle model. These findings are consistent with previous studies, confirming the effective role of this model in promoting analytical and decision-making skills. The seven-step learning cycle model, emphasizing the stages of elicitation, engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, extension, and evaluation, provides opportunities for deep and meaningful learning for students. The integration of this model with web-based learning environments, which constitutes an innovation of this research, facilitates access to diverse resources, rich interactions, and immediate feedback, consequently contributing to students' active learning and critical thinking. Based on the findings of this research, it is suggested that educational policymakers and curriculum designers consider the seven-step learning cycle model as an effective approach in educational programs and in-service teacher training courses. Furthermore, teachers must become familiar with the design and implementation of learning activities based on this model in web-based environments.
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