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Critical thinking skills assessment with PENCRISAL test in a hybrid approach to PBL
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Schlagwort
Critical thinking assessment
Hybrid PBL
Teamwork
Higher order skills
Engineering education
Clasificación UNESCO
61 Psicología
Fecha de publicación
2015
Verlag
Aalborg University Press
Resumen
[EN]Undoubtedly, the level of achievement that can be expected when implementing PBL methodology is
linked to substantial changes in connection to the institution, faculty and students, in such a way that a
successful transition towards a learning-centered environment can be achieved. The different PBL
approaches, commonly called hybrid methods, frequently show experiences in single courses belonging to
a traditional curriculum, which are much more sensitive to the effects of different institutional,
administrative and academic factors on expected achievement. The benefits in developing higher order
thinking skills than can be achieved in implementing the PBL model, particularly in the training of engineers,
are well known. However, in hybrid PBL approaches, these benefits may be affected. Our previous studies
in the context of implementing a hybrid PBL approach with freshmen engineering in a Peruvian university
showed that one of the most sensitive points was the consolidation of an efficient teamwork dynamic,
which is one of the fundamental pillars on which PBL entire process is sustained. These results also showed
the influence of this factor on indicators of students’ academic performance. In this paper the results of the
evaluation of achievements in the development of critical thinking skills in a similar context to the above
studies are reported, in addition the level of influence of the teamwork dynamics on the development of
these abilities are examined. For the evaluation of the critical thinking skills PENCRISAL test was used, this
instrument was developed by a research group at the University of Salamanca (Spain) and validated in both
Spanish and Peruvian population. PENCRISAL is set on five factors: deduction, induction, practical reasoning,
decision making and problem solving.
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978-87-7112-304-3
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