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Postgraduates’ critical thinking practices while seeking for information
Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science ( IF 1.475 ) Pub Date : 2016-12-01 , DOI: 10.22452/mjlis.vol21no3.3
Mahboobeh Haghparast

This paper reports on a small part of a larger research work on critical thinking practices among students when they seek for information. Critical thinking is a metacognitive process which an essential skill in education particularly in the 21st century. It is imperative when students need to find relevant and trustworthy information. The aims of this paper are twofold: i) to investigate the level of critical thinking among postgraduate students; ii) to investigate critical thinking practices among students when they seek for information. The study employed a quantitative research design. Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal-UK (WGCTA-UK) edition was used to examine the level of critical thinking of postgraduate students. Another survey was conducted to investigate critical thinking practices of students during their information seeking process (ISP). Questionnaires were distributed on a random basis among postgraduate students in a pilot test. A total of 45 responses were gathered. The findings from the study revealed that postgraduate students had the highest score in “recognition of assumptions” and the lowest score in “inference” in the critical thinking practices. About 71 percent of the respondents scored below average and average in several areas of CT. The findings demonstrated when students seek for information, they use several CT skills (CTS) and CT dispositions (CTD) such as inference, recognition of assumption, deduction and evaluation of arguments.

中文翻译:

研究生在寻找信息时的批判性思维实践

本文报告了关于学生在寻求信息时批判性思维实践的较大研究工作的一小部分。批判性思维是一种元认知过程,是教育中的一项基本技能,尤其是在 21 世纪。当学生需要找到相关且值得信赖的信息时,它势在必行。本文的目的有两个:i) 调查研究生的批判性思维水平;ii) 调查学生在寻找信息时的批判性思维实践。该研究采用定量研究设计。Watson-Glaser 批判性思维评估-英国 (WGCTA-UK) 版用于检查研究生的批判性思维水平。另一项调查是为了调查学生在信息搜索过程 (ISP) 中的批判性思维实践。问卷在试点测试中随机分发给研究生。共收集到 45 条回复。研究结果显示,研究生在批判性思维实践中的“假设认知”得分最高,“推理”得分最低。大约 71% 的受访者在 CT 的几个领域得分低于平均水平和平均水平。研究结果表明,当学生寻求信息时,他们会使用多种 CT 技能 (CTS) 和 CT 倾向 (CTD),例如推理、假设识别、推理和论证评估。共收集到 45 条回复。研究结果显示,研究生在批判性思维实践中的“假设认知”得分最高,“推理”得分最低。大约 71% 的受访者在 CT 的几个领域得分低于平均水平和平均水平。研究结果表明,当学生寻求信息时,他们会使用多种 CT 技能 (CTS) 和 CT 倾向 (CTD),例如推理、假设识别、推理和论证评估。共收集到 45 条回复。研究结果显示,研究生在批判性思维实践中的“假设认知”得分最高,“推理”得分最低。大约 71% 的受访者在 CT 的几个领域得分低于平均水平和平均水平。研究结果表明,当学生寻求信息时,他们会使用多种 CT 技能 (CTS) 和 CT 倾向 (CTD),例如推理、假设识别、推理和论证评估。
更新日期:2016-12-01
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