TEACHING METHODS THAT EFFECT ON CRITICAL THINKING : META-ANALYSIS

Abstract

The objective of the research is to observe and study the research works obtained from synthesis data which produce contexts, methodology and quality related to critical thinking. In addition, the research is also proposed to study the ways of teachings which influence critical thinking by meta-analysis. In this study, the sampled groups are the graduated thesis with studies involving in critical thinking during the year 1982-1994 and the 15 experimental researches with the sampled groups chosen very specifically by the researcher. The data were already collected by characteristic research form and evaluation quality research form and then are analyzed by method of Glass resulting in 15 effect sizes. Subsequently, these 15 effect sizes are brought to analyze the difference of the average of effect sizes by means of Mann-Whiney U Test and Kruskal Wallis Test. 1. The analyzed difference of the average of the effect sizes of the factors and the ways of teaching was statistically significant at 0. 05 so both factors mentioned above are different. 2. The analyzed difference of the average of the effect sizes of the factors and the important concepts related to critical thinking is statistically significant at 0. 05 so both factors mentioned above are not different.