The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers

This research project attempted to investigate the impact of applying philosophical inquiry method of teaching on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers. Low achievers are those who have the potential to succeed but lagged behind because of several factors that demotivate them to...

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Main Author:	Wan Yusoff, Wan Mazwati
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Language:	English
Published:	Sciedu Press 2018
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education
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spelling	iium-648802018-07-31T01:25:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64880/ The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers Wan Yusoff, Wan Mazwati LB Theory and practice of education This research project attempted to investigate the impact of applying philosophical inquiry method of teaching on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers. Low achievers are those who have the potential to succeed but lagged behind because of several factors that demotivate them to perform at their highest ability. In this study, low achievers were students who failed or obtained the lowest grades in previous standardized school examination. They were 22 students aged 12-13 years old from a school in Gombak district, Malaysia. The students were observed and video recorded while participating in discussing the questions they had formulated in response to the given stimulus materials. Many assumed and projected that these students would not succeed in school and life; and would not have the intelligence to engage in discussion that employed higher order thinking. However, the findings revealed that when low achievers were given opportunities to voice out their opinions in dialogic pedagogy, they demonstrated the ability to be focused and engaged in classroom discussion. Furthermore, this pedagogy has proven effective in stimulating higher order thinking or reasoning skills among low achievers. Specifically, this study found indicators of behavioral, emotional and agentic engagement among low achievers; and demonstrated that low achievers were capable of asking higher order thinking questions, clarifying meanings, giving examples, making conclusion and inductive reasoning, distinguishing and classifying ideas. Sciedu Press 2018-04-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64880/1/64880_The%20Impact%20of%20Philosophical%20Inquiry%20Method.pdf Wan Yusoff, Wan Mazwati (2018) The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 7 (1). pp. 135-146. ISSN 1927-2677 E-ISSN 1927-2685 http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/jct/article/view/13143/8223 10.5430/jct.v7n1p135
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description	This research project attempted to investigate the impact of applying philosophical inquiry method of teaching on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers. Low achievers are those who have the potential to succeed but lagged behind because of several factors that demotivate them to perform at their highest ability. In this study, low achievers were students who failed or obtained the lowest grades in previous standardized school examination. They were 22 students aged 12-13 years old from a school in Gombak district, Malaysia. The students were observed and video recorded while participating in discussing the questions they had formulated in response to the given stimulus materials. Many assumed and projected that these students would not succeed in school and life; and would not have the intelligence to engage in discussion that employed higher order thinking. However, the findings revealed that when low achievers were given opportunities to voice out their opinions in dialogic pedagogy, they demonstrated the ability to be focused and engaged in classroom discussion. Furthermore, this pedagogy has proven effective in stimulating higher order thinking or reasoning skills among low achievers. Specifically, this study found indicators of behavioral, emotional and agentic engagement among low achievers; and demonstrated that low achievers were capable of asking higher order thinking questions, clarifying meanings, giving examples, making conclusion and inductive reasoning, distinguishing and classifying ideas.
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title	The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers
title_short	The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers
title_full	The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers
title_fullStr	The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers
title_full_unstemmed	The impact of philosophical inquiry method on classroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers
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publishDate	2018
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