Does Electronic Homeworking Affect EFL Learners' Critical Thinking?

作者: Saeed Ganji Khoosf , Hamid Ashraf , Mahmood Khosravani

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摘要: Foreign language teaching scientists and scholars search for procedures techniques to make the students active critical thinkers. This study aims investigate effectiveness of electronic homeworking in EFL learners’ thinking skill. To this end, 60 college were chosen randomly. They divided into two groups, one experimental group (n=30) control (n=30). First, a pretest on was given both groups. Then, teacher gave different tasks assignments format during 8 sessions. The based some features such as novelty having holes, attractiveness forcing think critically, relativity their background, activating students’ creativity, etc. For example, supposed critically specific topic write summary own background interpretation. At post-test scores from compared through t-test. findings revealed significant relationship between using improving results can be beneficial those who are interested skill means communication.

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