A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of EFL Students' Critical Thinking Dispositions in Digital Learning

DOI

10.2991/iserss-18.2018.8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

connectivism, critical thinking dispositions, digital learning, EFL learners

Abstract

EFL college students acquire knowledge in the digital learning environment. Fostering critical thinking dispositions in digital learning is of great importance. This cross-sectional study aims to explore the impact of digital learning on EFL college students’ critical thinking dispositions. This study invites 64 EFL students from Z University and conducts the Chinese version of Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CTDI-CV) and semi-interviews for measurements. It finds out that digital learning impacts EFL students’ critical thinking dispositions although it is not the only contributor. EFL students’ overall critical thinking dispositions as well as truth-seeking, analyticity and self-confidence increase obviously throughout four college years. But it cannot be neglected that truth-seeking and systematicity are still relatively weaker even in the time of graduation. This study not only points out the change of EFL college students’ critical thinking dispositions but also offers suggestions for the higher education.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yueer Wei
AU  - Jie Hu
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of EFL Students' Critical Thinking Dispositions in Digital Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the 2018 International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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