Assessing EFL Student Progress in Critical Thinking with the Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test.

Bruce W. Davidson · Rodney L. Dunham

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Education and Critical Thinking Development EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Recent trends in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) have emphasized the importance of promoting thinking as an integral part of English language pedagogy; however, empirical research has not established that training in thinking skills can be combined effectively with EFL/ESL instruction. In this study, the Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test was used to assess progress in critical thinking after a year of intensive academic English instruction for 36 Japanese students enrolled in a private two-year women's junior college in Oaska, Japan. A control group received only content-based intensive English instruction, while the treatment group received additional training in critical thinking. The treatment group scored significantly higher on the test (p =0.000). The results imply that critical thinking skills can indeed be taught as part of academic EFL/ESL instruction. (Contains 3 tables and 26 references.) (Author/SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. * *********************************************************************** Assessing EFL Student Progress 1 Running Head: Assessing EFL Student Critical Thinking U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office f Educational Research and Improvement EDUQATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality.. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY igiev 86 I)) -D790,-a)sevt) TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ' Assessing EFL Student Progress in Critical Thinking With the Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test Bruce W. Davidson Hokusei Gakuen University Rodney L. Dunham

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