'Doing' philosophy as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students

Abdullah, Norillah and Hashim, Rosnani (2011) 'Doing' philosophy as an approach to enhance thinking skills among undergraduate students. In: 15TH ICPIC Conference, 18-20 July 2011, Jinju, South Korea. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

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 students with the first the 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.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	philosophy, thinking skills, critical thinking, philosophical inquiry, P4C
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr. Norillah Abdullah
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2022 16:31
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2022 12:22
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/99416

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