Article Sidebar

Submitted
Jul 6, 2023
Published
Oct 31, 2023
Download
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 98 Download : 51

Main Article Content

Abstract

The initiation of Industrial revolution 4.0 has brought the intervention of technology in every field of life. Education is one such field of life where Industrial revolution 4.0 will bring artificial intelligence into forefront. In such a situation the teachers will have sole responsibility to nurture the higher order thinking skills like critical thinking, creative thinking, analytical thinking, problem solving, decision making and effective communication in the learners. In order to develop such higher order thinking skills in the learners, it is imperative that the teachers themselves are groomed to use those skills. This grooming is necessary in the novice teachers who are getting trained to teach in the schools. This study was conducted by the researchers to inculcate higher order thinking skills like critical thinking and analytical thinking skills through the use of open book environment in the classroom for the pre-service teachers. The study was conducted for 6 months on 16 pre-service teachers who opted to learn pedagogy of social studies in the academic year 2021-22. The findings of the study show that most of the pre-service teachers liked to study in the open book environment. The pre-service teachers also expressed that they improved their critical thinking and analytical thinking skills by learning in open book environment and appearing for open book examination. Thus, it can said that open book environment tool has much potential to develop higher order thinking skills in the pre-service teachers and such teachers would definitely become torch bearers to develop thinking skills in...

Keywords

Open Book Environment Open Book Examination Thinking Skills Pre-Service Teachers Social Studies

Article Details

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The author declares that the submitted to Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society (Je-LKS) is original and that is has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
The author agrees that SIe-L (Italian Society of e-Learning) has the right to publish the material sent for inclusion in the journal Je-LKS.
The author agree that articles may be published in digital format (on the Internet or on any digital support and media) and in printed format, including future re-editions, in any language and in any license including proprietary licenses, creative commons license or open access license. SIe-L may also use parts of the work to advertise and promote the publication.
The author declares s/he has all the necessary rights to authorize the editor and SIe-L to publish the work.
The author assures that the publication of the work in no way infringes the rights of third parties, nor violates any penal norms and absolves SIe-L from all damages and costs which may result from publication.

The author declares further s/he has received written permission without limits of time, territory, or language from the rights holders for the free use of all images and parts of works still covered by copyright, without any cost or expenses to SIe-L.

For all the information please check the Ethical Code of Je-LKS, available at http://www.je-lks.org/index.php/ethical-code

How to Cite
Jayalakshmi, A., & Biswal, A. (2023). Open book environment for enhancing the thinking skills in the Indian pre-service social studies teachers. Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society, 19(3), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135868

References

  1. Atkinson, R. C., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1968). Human memory: a proposed system and its control processes. In K. W. Spence & J. T. Spence (Eds.), Psychology of learning and motivation (Vol. 2, pp. 89-195). New York, NY: Academic Press. doi:10.1016/S0079-7421(08)60422-3.
  2. Badeley, A. D., & Hitch, G. J. (1974). Working memory. In G. A. Bower (Ed.), The psychology of learning and motivation: Advances in research and theory. (Vol. 8, pp. 47-89). New York: Academic Press. In A. Baddeley & J.H. Graham.(2010). Working memory. http://dx.doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.3015.
  3. Biswal, A.( 2015). A study on the open book environment in secondary school students in different learning environment. A Major Research project , Indian Council for Social Sciences Research. New Delhi.
  4. Biswal, A. & Das, J.(2016). Open Book Examination in Different Teaching Learning Environment. Lambert Academic Publishing.
  5. Biswal, A. & Das, J. (2021). Open Book Instructional System (OBIS) at Higher education: An experiment. Seminar on Higher Education for Knowledge based Society- global reforms. Faculty of Education and Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. India.
  6. Krathwohl, D. R. (2002) A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy. (PDF) in Theory into Practice. V 41. #4. Autumn, 2002. Ohio State University. https://www.depauw.edu/files/resources/krathwohl.pdf
  7. Bruner, J.S.(1961). The act of discovery. Harvard Educational Reveiws, 31(1), 21-32.
  8. Das, J.( 2015). A study of open book examination system in secondary schools. A major research project, University Grants commission. New Delhi.
  9. Das, J. and Delwala,Z.(2019). Effectiveness of Open book examination system in terms of the students’ achievement and anxiety at Upper Primary Level. Eduresearch,8(1),42-52.
  10. Government of India. Ministry of Education 2020. National Education Policy- 2020. New Delhi.
  11. Jalal, M.F.A, Fadhil,S.S.A & Hasini, H. (2014). Students, assessment through open book concept for final exam. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 4(2), 217-225.
  12. Jana, M. (2019). Development and implementation of an open book environment in teaching of social science among standard VIII students. An unpublished Ph.D. thesis. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
  13. Karagianopoulou, E. & Milienos, F. S. (2013). Students’ preference for open- and closed-book examinations, approaches to learning and achievement. Educational Research and Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2013.765691
  14. Maity, S. (2016). Effectiveness of open book examination in English for standard VIII in different environments. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
  15. N.C.E.R.T. (2023). National Curriculum Framework Draft 2023.NCF2023. New Delhi, N.C.E.R.T.
  16. Gharib, A., Phillip, W., & Dominican, N.M. (2013). Cheat Sheet or Open Book? A comparison of types of exam types on Performance, Retention and Anxiety. Psychology Research, 2(8), 468-479.
  17. Scriven, M. & Paul, R. (1987). National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. The foundation for critical thinking. Santa Barabara. Retrieved from https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
  18. Sternberg, R.J. (2006). The rainbow project: Enhancing the SAT through assessments of analytical, practical, and creative skills. Intelligence, 34, 321.