American Journal of Science Education Research
Description
The aim of this investigating is to obtain an insight into how physics teachers, who teach the Lebanese curriculum, understand teaching critical thinking. It also aims at discovering which strategy these teachers use to teach critical thinking, if they do. To investigate these, two research questions were addressed: “How are teachers using strategies to teach critical thinking in physics classrooms?” and “What are the best strategies that teach critical thinking in physics classrooms?” To answer these questions, an exploratory study was conducted where the descriptive data revealed that the most widely used strategy in physics classrooms is lecturing; yet the way it is being implemented does not cater for students’ acquisition of critical thinking skills. Professional development regarding teaching critical thinking in physics classes is recommended.