ERIC Number: ED618160
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 184
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Developing EFL Adult Learners' Critical Thinking through a Program Based on an E-Community Context
Abd El-Glil, Ahmed Gamal Mohamed
Online Submission, M.A. Thesis, Ain Shams University
The study aimed to design a program based on an e-community context to develop adult EFL learners' critical thinking. The study started with a review of the literature and previous studies related to critical thinking, its components, and e-communities where the study took place. The researcher designed the study instruments, including a pre-post critical thinking test, and a rubric. The researcher designed the proposed program for developing adult EFL learners' critical thinking. A group of voluntary adult Egyptian EFL learners (n=20) participated in the study. They studied eight online-based sessions, including the pre-post tests. Learners' scores on the pre and post-tests were statistically analyzed using the t-test, and the effect size. Besides, a qualitative analysis of the students' performance and satisfaction was conducted. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed that the proposed program based on an e-community context was effective in developing adults' EFL critical thinking.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Communities of Practice, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Role, Student Role, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Young Adults
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Masters Theses; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Egypt
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