Abstract
Although critical thinking is importantly vital, a lot of students are not clear what does it mean and the educators do not know how to help college students cultivate it. The college students are supposed to think out of the box and do the analysis from various perspectives. Therefore, there exists a misunderstanding between students' perception of critical thinking ability and the expected outcome of critical thinking ability.
Some of the exploration started to walk into the critical thinking issue of Chinese postgraduate students studying in English-speaking universities. This research intends to explore and evaluate students' barriers of developing critical thinking. Using documentary analysis and semi-structure interview to obtain Chinese mainland students' data at some universities in Hong Kong in order to making an exploration on the critical thinking barrier.
Results indicate that mainland culture, as well as dogmatic thinking, are two main barriers that constrain the ability to draw connections. Liberal arts education is a typical kind of education to train all-around talent and develop distinctive thinking mode. Therefore, in this case, liberal arts education can be considered to help students understand and cultivate critical thinking.
Some of the exploration started to walk into the critical thinking issue of Chinese postgraduate students studying in English-speaking universities. This research intends to explore and evaluate students' barriers of developing critical thinking. Using documentary analysis and semi-structure interview to obtain Chinese mainland students' data at some universities in Hong Kong in order to making an exploration on the critical thinking barrier.
Results indicate that mainland culture, as well as dogmatic thinking, are two main barriers that constrain the ability to draw connections. Liberal arts education is a typical kind of education to train all-around talent and develop distinctive thinking mode. Therefore, in this case, liberal arts education can be considered to help students understand and cultivate critical thinking.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 17 Nov 2023 |
| Event | Conference for Higher Education Research (CHER) – Hong Kong 2023: Education for Sustainability: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Higher Education - Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 17 Nov 2023 → 18 Nov 2023 https://www.ln.edu.hk/sgs/cher2023 |
Conference
| Conference | Conference for Higher Education Research (CHER) – Hong Kong 2023: Education for Sustainability: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Higher Education |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 17/11/23 → 18/11/23 |
| Other | The impact of ChatGPT is being felt across higher education globally, but it represents just one of the emerging research directions in this field. The landscape of higher education has been evolving constantly, with practitioners encountering a diverse range of challenges and opportunities. In order to establish a sustainable higher education environment that can keep pace with society's advancements, it is crucial to facilitate collaboration between universities and institutional leaders to exchange best practices, develop innovative curricula and pedagogy that accommodate changes in technology, ensure that access to learning is equitable and society's advancements does not exacerbate educational disparities, and address the emotional and social needs of students in response to the evolving landscape of higher education. |
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