Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry

Muhamad Hugerat; Naji Kortam

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Muhamad Hugerat ¹ ^* , Naji Kortam ¹

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¹ The Academic Arab College for Education, ISRAEL^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Twenty-eight freshmen majoring in biology and/or chemistry in an Arab college in Israel, were given a pre-test and a post-test in which they had to identify the control group and design a controlled experiment. During the course an intervention was used. Science was taught by inquiry while using strategies that promote higher-order thinking skills like case studies and reading scientific research articles. The study found that learning methods had a significant effect on developing HOTS among the study participants. Also, the students expressed positive attitude, both emotionally and cognitive as a result of the intervention.

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Higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
inquiry teaching
case study
scientific articles
controlled experiment

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2014, Volume 10, Issue 5, 447-454

https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat, M., & Kortam, N. (2014). Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(5), 447-454. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat M, Kortam N. Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(5):447-54. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat M, Kortam N. Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(5), 447-454. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat, Muhamad, and Naji Kortam. "Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2014 10 no. 5 (2014): 447-454. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat, M., and Kortam, N. (2014). Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(5), pp. 447-454. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a

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Hugerat, Muhamad et al. "Improving Higher Order Thinking Skills among freshmen by Teaching Science through Inquiry". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 5, 2014, pp. 447-454. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1107a