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Berestova, Anna; Kolosov, Sergey; Tsvetkova, Milena; Grib, Elena – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: The study deals with the problems of development of critical thinking among university students, its connection with motivation for learning and academic achievements of students. The purpose of the study is to define the relationship between academic motivation and critical thinking. Design/methodology/approach: The study involved a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Wentworth, Ben – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Conspiracy thinking among college students is an under-investigated phenomenon. People who work with college students may seek to reduce conspiracy thinking among students or consider ways to work with those students better. This study provides insight into how well various personality factors predict conspiracy thinking among college students.…
Descriptors: College Students, Beliefs, Misconceptions, Thinking Skills
Rios, Joseph A.; Guo, Hongwen – Applied Measurement in Education, 2020
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether differential noneffortful responding (identified via response latencies) was present in four countries administered a low-stakes college-level critical thinking assessment. Results indicated significant differences (as large as 0.90 "SD") between nearly all country pairings in the…
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Cultural Differences, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Tests
Garland, Christopher C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the expression of critical thinking and motivational orientation (i.e. autonomy, controlled and impersonal) and the relationship between expressed critical thinking and self-theories of intelligence mindsets (i.e. entity vs. incremental). Correlation and…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Critical Thinking
Whitsitt, Lynnette; Williams, Robert L. – Innovative Higher Education, 2019
Understanding our nation's government and the politics involved is essential, but political issues are sometimes considered too sensitive to discuss in educational settings. Without classroom-based discussions, how accurate are students in judging the accuracy of political statements, especially in in today's "fake news" climate? To…
Descriptors: Ideology, Political Issues, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Kim, Young K.; Rennick, Liz A.; Iorio, Michael F. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2022
Using a state-wide college student dataset, this study examined how the type of student-faculty interaction uniquely conditions the predictors of student-faculty interaction (student characteristics affecting the level of student-faculty interaction, in this case) as well as the effects of such interaction on select college outcomes. The results…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, College Students, College Faculty
Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
The present study assessed the associations among higher-order thinking skills (reflective thinking, critical thinking) and self-monitoring that contribute to academic achievement among university students. The sample consisted of 196 Iranian university students (mean age = 22.05, SD = 3.06; 112 females; 75 males) who were administered three…
Descriptors: Interaction, Reflection, Critical Thinking, Self Management
Roohr, Katrina; Olivera-Aguilar, Margarita; Ling, Guangming; Rikoon, Samuel – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2019
Twenty-first century and higher-learning skills such as critical thinking are highly desired for new college graduates entering the workplace, especially with rapid changing technology and a more globalized economy. As a result, the importance of critical thinking development at higher education institutions has increased. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, College Students, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Curtis, Christie J. – Journal of International Students, 2020
For international students, seeking a tertiary education outside of their home countries has been a common practice for centuries. However, recent years have brought a significant influx in the number of international students entering the United States to procure a postsecondary education. In 2018-2019, Open Doors (Institute for International…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cognitive Development, Predictor Variables, College Students
Vadnais, Sarah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Researchers have found executive functioning (EF) to be important for reading and math performance but have paid less attention to their role in writing. Van Dijk and Kintsch (1983) identified three levels of writing: microstructure, macrostructure, and superstructure. The existing work on EF and writing has several limitations: researchers have…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Writing Skills, Spelling, Role
Gunbatar, Mustafa Serkan; Guyer, Tolga – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2017
The purpose of this study, with reference to Community of Inquiry, is to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of Learning activities based on Online Inquiry differentiating as Open and Guided Inquiries. This study employs mixed research method and explanatory design. The data were collected with the Community of Inquiry Index and the Student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Environment, Case Studies, Inquiry
Liu, Ou Lydia; Shaw, Amy; Gu, Lin; Li, Guirong; Hu, Shangfeng; Yu, Ningning; Ma, Liping; Xu, Changqing; Guo, Fei; Su, Qi; Kardanovaj, Elena; Chirikov, Igor; Shi, Jinghuan; Shi, Zhaolei; Wang, Huan; Loyalka, Prashant – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Assessing student learning outcomes has become a global trend in higher education. In this paper, we report on the validation of the Chinese HEIghten® Critical Thinking assessment with a nationally representative sample of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science students from 35 institutions in China. Key findings suggest that there was a test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education
Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Liu, Huili; Liu, Ou Lydia – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study examines learning gains of college students' performance in critical thinking, reading, writing, and mathematics as assessed by the ETS Proficiency Profile (EPP). In this study, students' college learning gain was estimated by calculating the score differences between their first and last test administrations. Results revealed that (a)…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, College Students, Achievement Gains, Critical Thinking
Park, Sanghoon; Yun, Heoncheol – Distance Education, 2017
This study examines the relationships between students' academic levels, the use of motivational regulation strategies, and cognitive learning strategies. A total of 141 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in online distance courses participated in the study. The findings show that students use different motivational regulation strategies…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, Online Courses, Distance Education
Burstein, Jill; McCaffrey, Dan; Beigman Klebanov, Beata; Ling, Guangming – Grantee Submission, 2017
No significant body of research examines writing achievement and the specific skills and knowledge in the writing domain for postsecondary (college) students in the U.S., even though many at-risk students lack the prerequisite writing skills required to persist in their education. This paper addresses this gap through a novel…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Writing Evaluation, Writing Achievement, College Students