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Development of Thinking and Language Skills through Philosophy: A Case Study in Hong Kong
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Lam, Chi-Ming – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2021
This article reports the results of a study that assesses the effectiveness of a Philosophy in Schools (PIS) programme in developing students' thinking skills and English competence in Hong Kong. In the study, training and support were provided for three Integrated Humanities (IH) teachers to enable them to teach PIS to their Secondary 3 English…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking, Skill Development, Philosophy
The Influence of Collaborative Group Work on Students' Development of Critical Thinking: The Teacher's Role in Facilitating Group Discussions
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Fung, Dennis Chun-Lok; To, Helen; Leung, Kit – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2016
The objective of this study was to determine whether the incorporation of group work in a teaching intervention can effectively foster students' critical thinking skills. Building upon Kuhn's critical thinking model, the research involved comparison of pretest and post-test results for 140 secondary four (10th grade) students in Hong Kong on two…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Group Discussion