Promoting critical thinking in an online, project-based course

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dc.contributor.authorCortazar, Catalina
dc.contributor.authorNussbaum, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorHarcha, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorAlvares, Danilo
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorGoni, Julian
dc.contributor.authorCabezas, Veronica
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T23:51:42Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T23:51:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractEducation institutions are expected to contribute to the development of students? critical thinking skills. Due to COVID-19, there has been a surge in interest in online teaching. The aim of this study is therefore to design a strategy to promote critical thinking in an online setting for first year undergraduates. An intervention was carried out with 834 students at an engineering school; it comprised five activities designed to develop critical thinking. Both the control and experimental groups worked with a project-based learning strategy, while the experimental group was provided with scaffolding for a socially shared regulation process. All students answered an identical pre-and post-test so as to analyze the impact on critical thinking. Both strategies performed significantly better on the post-test, suggesting that online project-based learning improves critical thinking. However, following a socially shared regulation scaffolding led to a significantly greater improvement. In this sense, the socially shared regulation scaffolding provided to the experimental group proved to be key, while feedback was also an important element in the development of critical thinking. This study shows that online project-based learning fosters the development of critical thinking, while providing a socially shared regulation scaffolding also has a significant impact.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chb.2021.106705
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7692
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106705
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94841
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000632668500010
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaComputers in human behavior
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCritical thinking
dc.subjectProject-based online learning
dc.subjectSocially shared regulation
dc.subjectInstructional design
dc.subjectCollaborative learning
dc.subject.ods04 Quality Education
dc.subject.odspa04 Educación de calidad
dc.titlePromoting critical thinking in an online, project-based course
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen119
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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