An Investigation of Rural-Urban Students’ Critical Thinking in Biology Across Gender
An Investigation of Rural-Urban Students’ Critical Thinking in Biology Across Gender
Author(s): Badrud Tamam, Aloysius Duran Corebima, Siti Zubaidah, Endang SuarsiniSubject(s): Gender Studies, Education, School education, Sociology of Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Critical thinking skills; Gender; Rural schools; Urban schools;
Summary/Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the difference in rural-urban students’ critical thinking in biology class across gender. It involved 289 students from public and private senior high schools. Essay tests were administered to measure the students‘ critical thinking skills. The study results showed that female students outperformed male students in critical thinking. Meanwhile, the rural students demonstrated better critical thinking skills than urban students.
Journal: Pedagogika
- Issue Year: 142/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 200-217
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English