Critical thinking: are the ideals of OBE failing us or are we failing the ideals of OBE?

dc.creator	Kobus Lombard
dc.creator	Mary Grosser
dc.date	2008-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:34:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:34:38Z
dc.identifier	0256-0100
dc.identifier	2076-3433
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/aa846e8970a24de79d7899ea2d7b1bbe
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22813
dc.description	One of the cornerstones of the Outcomes-based approach adopted by the South African education and training sector is the so-called Critical Outcomes. Included as one of these outcomes is the ability of learners to identify and solve problems, using creative and critical thinking. Underpinned by the Critical Outcomes, Outcomes-based Education (OBE) was introduced in South African schools in 1997. It can therefore be argued that the critical thinking abilities of the cohort of first-year students who entered higher education institutions in 2006 were challenged somewhere in their school careers. Based on this assumption, a group of first-year education students were required to complete the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA) to gauge their critical thinking abilities. The results obtained by this means are discussed and some suggestions made to address the way forward with regard to development of learners' critical thinking abilities.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
dc.relation	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002008000400007
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0256-0100
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3433
dc.source	South African Journal of Education, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 561-579 (2008)
dc.subject	Critical Outcomes
dc.subject	critical thinking
dc.subject	Outcomes-based Education
dc.subject	prospective teachers
dc.subject	Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Critical thinking: are the ideals of OBE failing us or are we failing the ideals of OBE?
dc.type	article