Critical Thinking Development for 21st Century: Analysis of Physics Curriculum

2024-03-02T21:37:12+00:00

Critical thinking has been focused on 21^st-century skills. The current study analyzed the national curriculum for Physics (2006) to determine the importance and elaboration of critical thinking skills essential for 21st-century learners. The document was analyzed through qualitative content analysis by facilitating NVivo 12. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking through learning outcomes requiring students to explain phenomena, solve problems, analyze data, and draw conclusions. Assessment objectives also evaluate these skills. Interactive teaching methods like inquiry, discussions, and concept mapping are suggested to promote critical thinking. The analysis found that critical thinking abilities are highlighted as important in the preamble, with aims to improve process skills, problem-solving, and application of concepts. Specific standards call for developing reasoning and explanation abilities. Teaching strategies provide guidelines for student-centered methods that nurture critical thinking. Assessment methods test skills in explaining unfamiliar situations, solving new problems, interpreting data, and conducting valid inquiries. Overall, this physics curriculum comprehensively integrates opportunities for developing and assessing critical thinking abilities across all aspects - learning outcomes, teaching methods, and assessments. Recommendations include ensuring guidelines on interactive methods are implemented by teachers and assessments evaluate higher-order skills rather than just recall. Implementation fidelity would determine the development of critical thinking through this curriculum.

Impact of Review Quantity, Review Quality, Reviewer Expertise, Product/Service Rating on Purchase Intention: The Moderating Effect of Consumer Trust

2024-03-03T16:17:11+00:00

This study examines how review quantity, quality, expertise, and product/service rating affect consumer purchase intention. The research examines the moderating impact of consumer trust to better understand how internet reviews affect consumer decision-making. Online reviews significantly influence consumer perceptions and choices in the digital age. However, the literature does not examine how review quantity, quality, reviewer expertise, and product/service ratings affect purchase intention. Effective e-commerce strategies need understanding review credibility and customer trust’s moderating effects. This study uses a quantitative approach to analyze survey data from a broad sample of internet customers. Data was collected from 385 internet users in Pakistan. The study found complex correlations between review quantity, quality, reviewer competence, product/service ratings, and purchase intention. Consumer trust modifies these interactions, emphasizing its importance in review influence. The study provides a complete examination of the complex relationship between review-related criteria and purchase intention, adding to the current knowledge. The moderating impact of customer trust helps us comprehend digital consumer decision-making mechanisms. Businesses, marketers, and politicians can use the study's findings to improve online reviews and e-commerce platform trust. The moderating effects clarify consumer decision-making mechanisms and help businesses strategically manage online reviews, build credibility, and build consumer trust in e-commerce platforms. The study affects marketers, policymakers, and enterprises seeking online and consumer relations optimization.

Journal of Social & Organizational Matters

Critical Thinking Development for 21st Century: Analysis of Physics Curriculum

Impact of Review Quantity, Review Quality, Reviewer Expertise, Product/Service Rating on Purchase Intention: The Moderating Effect of Consumer Trust