실천적 추론 가정과 수업이 비판적 사고력에 미치는 효과 검증 - 가족관계와 자원관리 단원을 중심으로 -

The Effect of Practical Reasoning Instruction in Home Economics on the Critical Thinking - Focusing on Family Relations and Resource Management -

The objectives of this study were to measure the effect of Practical Reasoning Instruction in Home Economics; specifically, its effect on developing of critical thinking. as well as to evaluate the degree of the critical thinking process. with reference to its sub-factors and the level. The research subjects were consisted of the experimental group of 119 freshman class female students from the A High School in the city of Chung-Ju. This research was conducted under the pre-post test control group design. administering the pre-post testing to both the experimental and the comparative groups. The experimental group was subjected to practical Reasoning Instruction in Home Economics: whereas. the comparative group was taught under the lecture-Instruction in Home Economics. The research findings are as follows: 1. Those who studied Home Economics under the practical seasoning method scored higher on the critical thinking process than the comparative group students who were taught Home Economics in the lecture-style approach. 2. The experimental group of students. who studied Home Economics under the practical reasoning method. scored higher than comparative group in their ability to perceive assumption and to render judgment among the five sub-factors of their critical thinking processes.