Educational Values Included in the Critical Thinking Curriculum for Third Intermediate Grade (Descriptive Analytical Study)

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the values included in the critical thinking curriculum for the third intermediate grade, their diversity, and their distribution ratios. The study used the descriptive analytical method, which relied on content analysis through the systematic frequency monitoring of the unit of analysis, including the idea, word, or useful sentence. The results showed that the critical thinking curriculum for the third intermediate grade, consisting of 274 pages, included only 46 values and 195 repeated values distributed among the main and sub-values. Cognitive values ranked first in terms of the number of repetitions, with 42 repetitions, accounting for 21.5%. National values ranked second with 33 repetitions, accounting for 16.9%. Both social and cultural values ranked third with 30 repetitions each, accounting for 15.3%. Ethical values ranked fourth with 19 repetitions, accounting for 9.7%. Religious values ranked fifth with 18 repetitions, accounting for 9.2%. Personality integration values ranked sixth with 12 repetitions, accounting for 6.1%. Health values ranked last with 11 repetitions, accounting for 5.64%. The study recommended increasing the inclusion of values in the critical thinking curriculum, focusing particularly on ethical and religious values, and ensuring a balanced distribution of values, so that certain values are not repeated excessively compared to others of equal importance.