Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of backchannel communication in developing students’critical thinking skill: macro and micro critical thinking.There are many tools in backchannel communication (BC). Padlet has been used as one of backchannel communication in this research.There are seventy students from two classes (Class X and Class Z) involved as sample in this study.Quasi- experimental research design applied in this research. Class X was selected as the experimental group (using padlet online discussion) and Class Z became the control group (classroom discussion) while learning Critical Thinking subject. Padlet online discussion was used as tool to plot discussion in a group on the topic given by the teacher. The finding shows that students who used back channel communication showed greater macro critical thinking level than to those who did not use back channel communication. While for students who used BC did not show greater critical thinking level than to those who did not use BC.This study will contribute to the body of knowledge on technologies for learning and online learning. This will allow better understanding on how technology can facilitate learning especially critical thinking.
Highlights
The vast number of corporate scandals, such as Enron, Tyco and HealthSouth, have caused large scale of workers retrenchment, huge investment losses to the shareholders and have encouraged massive white collar crimes that led to enormous record-breaking bankruptcy filings (Solomon, 2010)
The results show that 72% of the samples apply non duality role for their Chairman, which indicate only 28% of the companies are served by the same person as for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
This is in line with requirement of MCCG that requires the positions of Chairman and CEO should be held by different individuals, and the Chairman must be a non-executive member of the board
Summary
The vast number of corporate scandals, such as Enron, Tyco and HealthSouth, have caused large scale of workers retrenchment, huge investment losses to the shareholders and have encouraged massive white collar crimes that led to enormous record-breaking bankruptcy filings (Solomon, 2010). In such chaos business situations, engaging corporate governance mechanisms is of importance as a well-governed corporate governance is said to be associated with better firm performance Core et al (1999).
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