Barriers to the Development of Critical Thinking Sample Clauses

Barriers to the Development of Critical Thinking. The main barriers to the development of critical thinking mentioned by the teachers include topic misalignment in instructive and methodological letters and textbooks and the quality of the content in textbooks. Additionally, all participants need methodological support due to a shortage of resources. Xxxx and Xxxxxx report that some textbooks provide too little information. Xxxxxx specifically highlights the ninth grade and the lack of information about prominent Kazakhstani people: If we look at the ninth grade, there is little information about prominent people, where Xxxxxxxxxx is, where Konaev is, and where Xxxxxxxxxxxx is in that period. They are people who worked really hard in politics, and they should be in the book. That's why we don't need to shorten the history. Xxxxxx also says the same thing with Xxxxx Xxxx, whose biography is brief, with no information about his heroic deeds. When you shorten it, it shortens too much, “it will end with just one fragment”. Thus the student still has many unanswered questions. Since there is no time allocated for it in the program, those questions will remain unanswered. It is important to mention that the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) are a network of secondary schools in Kazakhstan with the mission of offering the best possible education to the nation's most gifted and intelligent students. The subjects covered by the NIS textbooks are diverse and include mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, and foreign languages. To guarantee that students obtain a challenging and real education, they are authored by knowledgeable educators and subject professionals. The high academic quality of NIS textbooks is one of their main benefits. The books are intended to challenge students intellectually and academically while challenging them to think critically, come up with original solutions to issues, and hone their analytical abilities. For one to succeed in the global knowledge-based economy, certain talents are necessary. Xxxx, who has twenty years of teaching experience, criticized XXX books saying that there are too many pictures in textbooks and considerably less content: Various pictures in NIS textbooks should be removed. Yes, it should be an artistic picture and it should consist of 25 percent; the rest should be relevant content. For example, the NIS textbook is very beautiful, but there is no content. It is good if an educated teacher comes and teaches, but if an ignorant teacher comes and ...