‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students

This paper discusses a study to find out whether philosophical inquiry (PI) can be used as a tool to develop critical thinking among the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (IRKHS), International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). This qualitative...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, Norillah, Hashim, Rosnani
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	L Education (General) LB1705 Education and training of teachers LB2300 Higher Education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35167/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35167/28/35167%20abstract.pdf

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spelling	iium-351672019-07-19T01:48:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35167/ ‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students Abdullah, Norillah Hashim, Rosnani L Education (General) LB1705 Education and training of teachers LB2300 Higher Education This paper discusses a study to find out whether philosophical inquiry (PI) can be used as a tool to develop critical thinking among the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (IRKHS), International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). This qualitative study, involved two groups of students with the first PI group being taught using the Philosophical Inquiry approach, while another FCT group were taught the regular formal critical-thinking skill course. Data was collected from the students’ assignments, interviews, and also journal entries. Findings showed that students from the PI group were able to apply more critical thinking skills than students from the FCT group. It is also found that students from the PI group felt a change has occurred in their way of thinking and they became more open. Besides, students felt that PI approach helped to improve their self-confidence especially in expressing their ideas. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35167/28/35167%20abstract.pdf Abdullah, Norillah and Hashim, Rosnani (2011) ‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students. In: 15th International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC) Conference, 18-20 July, 2011, Jinju, South Korea. (Unpublished)
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description	This paper discusses a study to find out whether philosophical inquiry (PI) can be used as a tool to develop critical thinking among the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (IRKHS), International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). This qualitative study, involved two groups of students with the first PI group being taught using the Philosophical Inquiry approach, while another FCT group were taught the regular formal critical-thinking skill course. Data was collected from the students’ assignments, interviews, and also journal entries. Findings showed that students from the PI group were able to apply more critical thinking skills than students from the FCT group. It is also found that students from the PI group felt a change has occurred in their way of thinking and they became more open. Besides, students felt that PI approach helped to improve their self-confidence especially in expressing their ideas.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdullah, Norillah Hashim, Rosnani
author_facet	Abdullah, Norillah Hashim, Rosnani
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title	‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
title_short	‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
title_full	‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
title_fullStr	‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
title_full_unstemmed	‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
title_sort	‘doing philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students
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‘Doing Philosophy’ as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students

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