Effects of a Critical Thinking Strategy on the Reading Comprehension of Sixth Grade Reading Students. By Gloria Wiginton. M Ed

Critical thinking growth has been encouraged by the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (Resnick, 1989, p. 2)

The field of critical thinking has advanced far beyond the beginning stages. Programs have been field tested using long term studies, and marketed. It is widely believed that critical thinking and strategies encourage more transference in the cognitive application of learning. (Ennis, 2985, Kruse, 1987; Rosen .1988; Brandt, 1989; Meeker, 1992; Lipman, 1980; Pogrow, 1988; )

“A process to monitor one’s own thinking about thinking” comes from definitions of metal cognition which have proven major basis of research in the field of Reading & Comprehension (Marzano, 1984) . Results of data analysis can be measured by the California Test of Basic Skills.

I- IPQuE Strategy for Reading

Introduce the main idea, a disposition of thesis.

Investigate-(inference) clarification of reading text

Present. -Produce a summary of analyzing argument. (Speak, illustrate, share comprehension & analogy)

Question — challenge inferences (predicting outcomes)

Evaluate- Deducing and judging deductions. (Drawing Conclusions)

. Reading for life application should be an aim of educational reading.

. Critical Thinking is a basic need in teaching students to think and to apply thinking to real-life applications.

. Reading comprehension should convey thought and learning across all fields for a lifetime. Interdisciplinary education should involve critical thinking in a valid and usable strategy for the process of learning.

. Myers(1986) motivates students to think critically with a cause for wonder.

. Amazing how motivated kids enjoy learning!

Reading Strategy, Critical Thinking; Reading Research ; Cognitive Thinking, Metacognition, Creativity, Motivation, Education