学习性投入能带来批判性思维能力增值吗?——来自“2016全国本科生能力测评”的证据

The Influence of Academic Engagement on the Growth of Critical Thinking Skills:An Empirical Analysis Based on the 2016 NACC

采用倾向值匹配方法,以全国16个省78所院校5433名大四本科生能力测评数据为基础,探讨了学习性投入对大学生批判性思维能力增值的影响。结果发现,总体上,学习性投入正向作用于批判性思维能力增值;较之个体性学习投入,侧重交流、互动的社会性学习投入更有利于批判性思维能力增值;但是,并非所有的社会性学习投入都显著作用于批判性思维能力增值,确切地说,大学生同龄群体间交流、互动性质的社会性学习投入显著促进了批判性思维能力增值。深入分析后发现,学习性投入能否影响批判性思维能力增值的关键在于它是否生成了论证性对话情境。深入、全面的论证性对话是批判性思维能力发展的核心动力。

Using the propensity score matching method with the NACC data of 5433 senior undergraduates in 78 colleges and universities in 16 provinces,the current study explored the influence of student engagement on the growth of critical thinking skills.It found that student engagement was positively associated with the growth of critical thinking skills.Compared with the academic engagement of individual students,the social engagement that focused on communication and interaction had a stronger effect on the growth of critical thinking skills.However,not all social engagement aspects contributed significantly to the appreciation of critical thinking skills.Specifically,the interaction between college students had significantly promoted the appreciation of critical thinking skills.Analyses found that the key to whether student engagement influenced the appreciation of critical thinking skills was whether it created an argumentative dialogue situation.The deep and comprehensive argumentative dialogue is the core driving force for the development of critical thinking skills.