Fostering specific dispositions of critical thinking for student engagement in engineering

P Caratozzolo, A Alvarez-Delgado… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent international reports highlight the need for developing engineering students' soft
skills to a greater degree for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In particular, critical thinking …

Engaging students, teachers, and professionals with 21st century skills: the 'Critical Thinking Day'proposal as an integrated model for engineering educational …

G Cruz, C Dominguez - 2020 IEEE Global Engineering …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 21st century challenges claim for a shift in engineering education to a broader socio-
cultural understanding of the engineer's role and responsibility in society, putting Critical …

Metacognitive Awareness and Creative Thinking: the capacity to cope with uncertainty in engineering

P Caratozzolo, A Alvarez-Delgado… - 2020 IEEE Global …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
International groups of stakeholders are currently involved in the redefinition of the
objectives of engineering education. They are releasing different reports where clearly raise …

A framework for implementing higher-order thinking skills (problem-solving, critical thinking, creative thinking, and decision-making) in engineering & humanities

OJ Alkhatib - 2019 Advances in science and engineering …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Learning skill is the ability to acquire basic knowledge and concepts across multiple
dimensions (eg, affective, psychomotor, and cognitive). Thinking is the ability to challenge …

Strengthening critical thinking in engineering students

P Caratozzolo, A Alvarez-Delgado… - International Journal on …, 2019 - Springer
Governments, accreditation agencies and employers are increasingly interested in the
development of a set of soft skills in students among which critical thinking is found to be a …

A new transdisciplinary approach to foster soft skills in engineering: Using critical reading micro-workshops

P Caratozzolo, Á Álvarez - 2018 World Engineering Education …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
International reports presented in recent years insist on the need to develop soft skills to a
greater degree considering the future jobs required to address the Fourth Industrial …

Pedagogical strategies for cognitive empowerment: approaches to enhance analytical proficiency in technical university students

S Nykyporets, V Chopliak - Grail of Science, 2023 - archive.journal-grail.science
This study delves into the methods and approaches aimed at fostering critical thinking
among students in Ukrainian technical universities, considering the unique challenges and …

Translating critical thinking skills to higher education practices

D Soares, A Franco, D Dias - INTED2017 Proceedings, 2017 - library.iated.org
Critical thinking is one of the most mentioned higher order skill, playing a central role in the
processes of logical thinking, decision making, and problem solving. To be a critical thinker …

Developing critical thinking in technical and vocational education and training

F López, M Contreras, M Nussbaum, R Paredes… - Education …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Critical thinking has been difficult to develop in technical and vocational education and
training, where acquiring practical skills is often the priority. This study looks at whether tried …

Analysis of Design Thinking activities as educational tool to promote critical thinking in university students

C Navarro, C Quispe, F Sotelo… - 2021 IEEE 1st …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Critical Thinking, is a complex construct that involves mental processes such as identifying,
evaluating and analyzing problems, interpreting information, synthesizing evidence and …