摘要：AbstractThis study was aimed at designing and developing an innovation, to examine and enhance critical thinking. The target group consisted of 35 sixth-grade students studying during the first semester of academic year 2006 at Nong Ta Kai School, Nong Ruea, Khon Kaen. A one-shot case study was employed and the qualitative approach was applied to analyze the data. The results are the following.1. The design and development of the learning innovation was based on constructivist theories and media attribution which included several important components, namely, 1) problem-based learning, 2) learning resources, 3) collaborative learning, 4) scaffoldings, and 5) coaching to encourage critical thinking and knowledge construction of the learners. 2. Critical thinking involves 6 kinds of abilities: 1) argument analysis, 2) judging the credibility of sources, 3) appraisal of an observation report, 4) deductive reasoning and making judgments, 5) inductive reasoning and making judgments, and 6) appraisal of the judgments.
关键词：Constructivist theories;Critical thinking;Learning innovation;argument analysis;judging the credibility of sources;appraisal of an observation report;deductive reasoning and making judgments;inductive reasoning and making judgments;and appraisal of the judgments
