Working on Critical Thinking skills using the computer lab works of an Engineering subject
A practical intervention was devised in order to promote and to assess Critical Thinking in undergraduate students of Engineering. First, in collaboration with specialists in education, the concept of Critical Thinking, and its skills and dispositions on which to focus on, was determined. Second, a...
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2022-10-01
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| description | A practical intervention was devised in order to promote and to assess Critical Thinking in undergraduate students of Engineering. First, in collaboration with specialists in education, the concept of Critical Thinking, and its skills and dispositions on which to focus on, was determined. Second, a teaching strategy was designed in order to be as effective as possible, considering the limitations of the intervention. This strategy took advantage of the computer lab sessions where discussion and questioning encouraged the development of Critical Thinking. Then, the instruments to assess the acquired skills and attitudes of the students were developed. Finally, a quantitative analysis of the results was conducted in order to evaluate the validity and reliability of the strategy. This paper presents a full description of the intervention carried on for two years. Besides the desired effects on the students’ performance, some conclusions regarding the development of appropriate instruments to deal with a large group of students are drawn. This intervention has proven to be effective in order to help the students to develop their Critical Thinking skills, and it is particularly suitable for large groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5683ac2cfbd64c7b9db343a81b4083d32024-12-02T06:19:12ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaMultidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences2341-25932022-10-0192234510.4995/muse.2022.1790817098Working on Critical Thinking skills using the computer lab works of an Engineering subjectJuan Giner-Navarro0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-3625Águeda Sonseca1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-4399José Martínez-Casas2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5706-4951Javier Carballeira3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-8499Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaA practical intervention was devised in order to promote and to assess Critical Thinking in undergraduate students of Engineering. First, in collaboration with specialists in education, the concept of Critical Thinking, and its skills and dispositions on which to focus on, was determined. Second, a teaching strategy was designed in order to be as effective as possible, considering the limitations of the intervention. This strategy took advantage of the computer lab sessions where discussion and questioning encouraged the development of Critical Thinking. Then, the instruments to assess the acquired skills and attitudes of the students were developed. Finally, a quantitative analysis of the results was conducted in order to evaluate the validity and reliability of the strategy. This paper presents a full description of the intervention carried on for two years. Besides the desired effects on the students’ performance, some conclusions regarding the development of appropriate instruments to deal with a large group of students are drawn. This intervention has proven to be effective in order to help the students to develop their Critical Thinking skills, and it is particularly suitable for large groups.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/MUSE/article/view/17908critical thinkinglearning assessmentteaching strategiesengineering educationengineering students |
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| title | Working on Critical Thinking skills using the computer lab works of an Engineering subject |
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| title_short | Working on Critical Thinking skills using the computer lab works of an Engineering subject |
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