Does Reading Correlate with Students’ Critical Thinking? A Bridge to Literacy Practices

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10.2991/assehr.k.220104.054How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Critical thinking; Literacy practice; Reading; University student

Abstract

The construct of reading and critical thinking has been extensively researched in educational contexts and argued to correlate each other. However, there is a paucity of research that explores such a relationship with how students develop their critical thinking skills. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between reading comprehension and critical thinking in an Indonesian EFL context and how critical thinking skills are developed by university students. To achieve these objectives, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed. The participants involved in the study 71 undergraduate university students in one of the universities in Indonesia. They were required to complete reading comprehension test and Watson-Glaser’s Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA), followed by semi-structured online interviews. The study reveals that reading and critical thinking are not highly correlated. Students demonstrate various ways in developing their critical thinking skills. Pedagogical implications as a bridge to literacy-based teaching are proposed.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sahiruddin Sahiruddin
AU  - Esti Junining
AU  - M. F. Ubaidillah
AU  - Mei C. Len
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/13
TI  - Does Reading Correlate with Students’ Critical Thinking? A Bridge to Literacy Practices
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Madrasah Reform 2021 (ICMR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 367
EP  - 373
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220104.054
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220104.054
ID  - Sahiruddin2022
ER  -