Developing Critical Thinking Skills Of Pre-service Teachers In Ghana: Teaching Methods And Classroom Ecology

The study sought to answer these questions: How do the teaching strategies employed by Ghanaianinitial teacher educators and the classroom ecology they create affects the thinking skills of pre-serviceteachers? And what can be done to improve pre-service teachers’ thinking through teaching methodsand classroom ecology? The study employed a qualitative case study approach to investigate theproblem at Akatakyiman Teacher Training College (a pseudonym) in Ghana. Teachers in science,mathematics and social studies and students were interviewed and observed.