Zhao, Yangyintao and Liu, Yong and Wu, Hao (2024) Relationships among critical thinking disposition components of Chinese undergraduates: A moderated mediating effect analysis. International Journal of Educational Research, 124. ISSN 0883-0355, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102306.
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Critical thinking (CT), as a form of higher-order thinking, is intended to help individuals form reasonable reflection and judgment to deal with increasingly severe employment situations. As the primary workforce in the labor market, undergraduates must possess a strong critical thinking disposition (CTD) to make better use of CT. Despite extensive research on components of CTD from the perspective of educational practices, there is limited emphasis on investigating the components and their relationships of CTD in the labor market and the impact of gender differences. Therefore, this study presented an analysis of 1535 Chinese undergraduates (Mage = 20.89; SD = 1.43) using the Employer-Employee-Supported Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (2ES-CTDI), aiming to explore the CTD that undergraduates should possess before entering the labor market. The relationships among the components were examined using SmartPLS4.0 in conjunction with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Additionally, a multigroup analysis (PLS-MGA) with a measurement invariance (MI) test was conducted to validate the moderating effects of gender. The findings indicate that (a) self-efficacy has a significant negative effect on habitual truth-digging, and boys are more affected than girls, instant judgment plays a competitive partial mediating role in this relationship; (b) self-efficacy has a significant positive effect on instant judgment, and boys are more likely to make instant judgments than girls; (c) instant judgment significantly positively affects habitual truth-digging. These findings highlight the dynamic equilibrium among the internal components of CTD in the labor market and call for increased attention from educators to the importance of gender differences in the cultivation process. © 2023 The Author(s)
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Tempus Public Foundation of Hungary government for Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship [Grant no. SHE-16610-004/2020], China Scholarship Council [Grant no. 202008500108], Szegedi Tudományegyetem [Grant no. 6675] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Critical thinking disposition; Labor Market; Moderated mediation; Undergraduates |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2024 05:06 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2024 05:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45009 |
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