Correlation Between the Open Approach Teaching in Mathematics and the Critical Thinking of First Year Students of St. Theresa International College, Thailand

Abstract

The purpose of Correlation between the Open Approach Teaching in Mathematics and the Critical Thinking of First Year Students of St Theresa International College, Thailand, is to study the levels of open approach teaching in mathematics, critical thinking of the first year students of St Theresa International College, Thailand and the levels of correlation between open approach teaching in mathematics and the critical thinking of the first year students of St Theresa International College, Thailand. The sample group used in this research consisted of 214 first year students of St Theresa International College. Tools used are questionnaires, statistic is by mean, t-Test, Pearson’s simple correlation moment. It is found that overall, the levels of open approach teaching in mathematics are at a moderate level. The levels of critical thinking of the students, overall, are also at a moderate level. It is found that the levels of correlation between the open approach teaching in mathematics and the critical thinking of the students, overall, are at a high level with statistic significant at .01, coefficient correlation at .669.