Enhancing Students' Level of Critical Thinking through Interaction in Problem Based Learning and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment

摘要

The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential impact of PBL-CSCL learning environment on students' level of critical thinking skills and cognitive performance. This study will be carried out in ten weeks among 37 students who enrolled in Programming Language Concepts and Paradigms course. The independent variable of this study is the pattern of interaction types while the two assessment techniques which are the students' critical thinking skills and cognitive performance are the dependent variables. The study seeks to identify the best pattern of interaction that occurs in the PBL-CSCL learning environment that helps to maximize students' critical thinking skills and cognitive performance. Further investigation involves in finding if there correlation between students' level of critical thinking and subject specific cognitive performance with types of interaction occurs during learning. This is a quantitative research design that involves the use of quantitative and qualitative data and adopts one group pre-test and post-test design. The findings of the study will help instructors in understanding students' preference of interaction types in a real world learning activities in order to enhance their critical thinking and cognitive performance.