The Effect of Blended Learning on Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Khaled Nahs Raqas Alotaibi

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The Effect of Blended Learning on Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Khaled Nahs Raqas Alotaibi

Published in Education Journal (Volume 2, Issue 4)

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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of blended learning on developing critical thinking skills of a sample of students at Teachers' College in King Saud University. The study sample included 58 students who were divided randomly into two groups; one was an experimental group with 27 students and the other was a control group with 31 students. The following tools were used: E-courses, Watson - Glaser Critical Thinking Test (short form.)The researcher taught the experimental group using blended learning via Blackboard, while the control group was taught using traditional education. The results showed that: There were no statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in critical thinking skills.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20130204.21
Page(s)	176-185
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Blended Learning, Critical Thinking, E-Courses, Watson - Glaser Critical Thinking Test

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Department of Psychology, Education College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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