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The Impact ofthe Six Thinking Hats as a Teaching Technique on EFL College Students Performance in Composition Writing

Al-Bakri, Shaimaa Abdulbaqi no affliation , Al-Bahadli, K.hansa Hassan Hussein no affliation

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Edward de Bono s Six Thinking Hats are real or metaphorical six different coloured· ·hats, in which each colour represents a different type ofthinking. The White Hat represents objective thinking ,Le. it also concerns with information and facts. The Red Hat examines the given topic through emotions and feelings. The Black Hat denotes constructive criticism, and explores the negative aspects of the given topic. The Yell ow Hat delineates the advantages of an issue and promotes problem solving skills. The Green Hat aims at exploring creative ways for ·overcoming . the disadvantages or problems encountered or for taking an idea about new direction. Finally, the Blue Hat focuses on the world of nietacognition and reflection to be adopted and built strongly. The problem investigated in this work is related to the fact that Iraqi EFL composition writing instructors emphasize the theoretical aspects of the textbooks, while, they give little attention to the practical aspects. As a result, there is a need to investigate new techniques to emphasize the practical aspect in teaching composition writing. Thus, this study is an attempt to find out the effect of the Six Thinking Hats technique on EFL college students performance in composition writing

Impact of the Six Thinking Hats , Teaching Technique , EFL College Students Performance , Composition Writing

2011

الاستاذ للعلوم الانسانيه و الاجتماعيه