The Effect of PsychBusters on Enhancement of Critical Thinking of Female High School Students

Document Type : علمی ترویجی

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Staff of Farhangian University, Hamedan-Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of PsychBusters on enhancement of critical thinking of female high school students. The present study was carried out using quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test, control group design. The population of the current study consisted of all grade one high school students in Kamyaran Township, from which 60 students (i.e., 30 students in the control group and 30 learners in the experimental group) were selected. Students in the experimental group explored beliefs and myth among people using group discussions in eight sessions, while the participants in the control group received the conventional pedagogical programs. To gather the data, critical thinking test developed by Kernel was utilized. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results revealed that PsychBusters had an impact on critical thinking of the participants in the experimental group. Finally, it was suggested that educators and teachers use PsychBusters to boost critical thinking. Furthermore, PsychBusters can be employed as a learning activity in developing a textbook

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