Assessing the Implementation of Critical Thinking Skills in the University: A Focus on Technology Education
Malose Kola
and Habasisa Molise
Issue: Vol.4 No.5 May 2023 Article 1 pp.501-515
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023451 | Published online 5th May, 2023
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
There is a great demand for universities to foster critical thinking skills and this requires universities to develop effective assessment methods. Critical thinking skills enable students to interpret and integrate new information and the manner in which it is applied in unfamiliar settings. The purpose of this article is to determine the extent to which technology lecturers set summative questions that stimulate students to apply critical thinking skills. Facione’s framework for critical thinking skills was used to assess how technology lecturers stimulate critical thinking during the summative assessment. A qualitative approach was applied using a case study design. The sample constituted four technology lecturers who taught four technology modules at the undergraduate level. The findings indicated that technology lecturers in the selected university, to some extent, elicited critical thinking skills, which is important as modern education requires students to develop critical thinking skills to find technological solutions to everyday problems.
Keywords: Analysis; Assessment; Bloom’s Taxonomy; Critical Thinking Skills; Deduction; Evaluation
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Prof. Malose Kola is an Associate Professor: School of Education, Department of Education Studies at the University of Limpopo, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Education Studies. His research interests focus on Technology Education.
Habasisa Molise (PhD Student) is a Lecturer: School of Education, Department of Education Studies at the University of Limpopo, South Africa. He holds a Master’s Degree. in Curriculum Studies. His research interests focus on Commerce Education.
Kola, M. and Molise, H. “Assessing the Implementation of Critical Thinking Skills in the University: A Focus on Technology Education,” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 4, no.5 (2023): 501-515. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023451
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