This workshop is part of the Labschool Institute's commitment to improving the learning atmosphere to international standards.
Unesa.ac.id. SURABAYA–The UNESA Labschool Institute together with the UNESA Dharma WanitaSatu (DWP) held a Critical Thinking Workshop at the Auditorium on the 11th Floor of the UNESA Rectorate, Campus II Lidah Wetan on Tuesday, 26 November 2024.
Activity with the theme "How to Practice It in The Classroom" presents the resource person, Jill Tikkun, Executive Director, Camp Woodbrooke, Madison, WI Instructor at North Carolina Central University, United States.
In front of the Labschool teachers, Jill Tikkun said that building students' critical thinking can be done in several ways, including by providing problems related to the social life around the students themselves.
She gave an example, The issue of juvenile delinquency can be raised as discussion material in class. Teachers can provoke questions and ask students to find out why juvenile delinquency occurs and is considered bad. left) provides direction in a critical thinking workshop." src="/images/foto-27-11-2024-05-47-29-3598.png" style="height:534px; width:800px" />
“In this way, they will ask deeper questions about the causes and effects, because they are looking for answers from events that actually occur in society, in the environment they live in," he added. < /p>
When compared to looking for answers on Google search or getting an explanation directly from the teacher, they will only accept it, not be motivated to think critically
When students ask questions, the teacher can ask them again students so that they ask again the questions they have asked.
Jill Tikkun invited the participants consisting of 45 Labschool teachers to play a game. In this game, they were asked to agree or disagree or be neutral when faced with the issue of allowing teenage marriage. disagree, and be neutral.
“Differences in a person's family, economic, environmental and social backgrounds influence critical thinking. "So even through a game, we can invite students to think critically, just adapt it to their environment," he explained.
Meanwhile, regarding technology that is often used in classroom learning, he believes that technology could reduce the percentage level students' critical thinking. However, it also depends on the teacher's way of teaching.
One of the participants, Oktaviani Tri P., a Labschool High School teacher, said this workshop was very useful for him. According to him, what is learned in this workshop is related to the problems they face at school.
"It turns out there are many methods to encourage students to think critically and add references to apply to children (students)," he said.
Director of the UNESA Labschool Institute, Sujarwanto, said this workshop aims to facilitate labschool teachers to be able to apply critical thinking to students.
"Hopefully with this workshop Labschool teachers can make their students achievers with critical thinking," said the UNESA professor when opening the event.[*]
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Reporter: Fatimah Najmus Shofa (FBS)
Editor: @zam*
Photo: UNESA PR Team
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