2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Interpersonal or Social Factors to enhance the orientation toward critical thinking.
| Project/Area Number |
16530402
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Mie University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIROOKA Shuichi Mie University, Faculty of Education, Professor., 教育学部, 教授 (30199111)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | critical thinking / scaling / higher education / motivation / experience of an argument / orientation |
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| Research Abstract |
The study was conducted to construct a reliable and valid scale to measure the orientation toward critical thinking and fruitfully constituted a reliable "critical thinking orientation scale".
In addition, the longitudinal data about students' critical thinking orientation and critical thinking experiences after the entrance to University were collected. The results of data analysis showed the strong connection between "the motivation to study","critical thinking experience", and "critical thinking orientation".
The students who recognized "there was a class stimulated their own competences to think critically" in about three months after the entrance to University have raised critical thinking orientation scores than the students who not recognized. This result was considered as showing the importance of giving an opportunity to think critically by the stage of the new pupil.
The relationships between the memory about the college life experience and the critical thinking orientation were analyzed by questionnaire for the students just before the graduation from University. As a result, it was clear that critical thinking orientation scores were higher in the student who experienced a lot "arguments or discussions" in a campus.
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