Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students
Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities serve as important outcomes of any engineering programme. Engineering students are expected to solve problems, ask questions, research, and discover relevant information, and consider new ideas. This paper presents the findings a study to determine the...
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| author | Sarudin, Isarji Mohamad All, Afiza i Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Nadzr Zubairi, Ainol Madziah |
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| description | Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities serve as important outcomes of any engineering programme. Engineering students are expected to solve problems, ask questions, research, and discover relevant information, and consider new ideas. This paper presents the findings a study to determine the initial critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students in the effort to provide base-line data for the integration of critical thinking (CT) in the English syllabus of the engineering technology programme. This is part of a larger English curriculum review exercise with a special focus on the integration of soft skills. A 10-item self-assessment questionnaire was distributed to 1425 new intake engineering students. When the findings of the CT dispositions are considered, CT dimension of detecting bias and exaggeration was cited the most among respondents. Low CT dimensions are evaluation and compare and contrast. Additional findings from focus group interviews reveal peculiar yet interesting insights on CT among the students. Implications of the findings in relation to CT for engineering technology students are discussed.
Keywords: Critical thinking dispositions, Problem solving, Engineering students, Curriculum review, English as a Second Language (L2) learner.
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:57812012-04-25T07:42:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5781/ Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students Sarudin, Isarji Mohamad All, Afiza i Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Nadzr Zubairi, Ainol Madziah LB2300 Higher Education Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities serve as important outcomes of any engineering programme. Engineering students are expected to solve problems, ask questions, research, and discover relevant information, and consider new ideas. This paper presents the findings a study to determine the initial critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students in the effort to provide base-line data for the integration of critical thinking (CT) in the English syllabus of the engineering technology programme. This is part of a larger English curriculum review exercise with a special focus on the integration of soft skills. A 10-item self-assessment questionnaire was distributed to 1425 new intake engineering students. When the findings of the CT dispositions are considered, CT dimension of detecting bias and exaggeration was cited the most among respondents. Low CT dimensions are evaluation and compare and contrast. Additional findings from focus group interviews reveal peculiar yet interesting insights on CT among the students. Implications of the findings in relation to CT for engineering technology students are discussed. Keywords: Critical thinking dispositions, Problem solving, Engineering students, Curriculum review, English as a Second Language (L2) learner. Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2011-02 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5781/1/ICOSHE_Article.pdf Sarudin, Isarji and Mohamad All, Afiza and i Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Nadzr and Zubairi, Ainol Madziah (2011) Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students. International Journal of Business and Technoprenuership, 1 (1). pp. 89-92. ISSN 2231-7090 |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education Sarudin, Isarji Mohamad All, Afiza i Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Nadzr Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students |
| title | Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students
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| title_short | Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students
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