リサーチリテラシーの育成による批判的思考態度の向上 : 「書く力」と「データ分析力」を中心に

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether the disposition to critical thinking of university students can beimproved by teaching "research literacy," a term corresponding to the basic academic skills needed for research. Nineteenjunior-year students participated in a seminar on research literacy, focusing on its relations to the abilities of academicwriting and data analysis. Participants were required in advance to submit assignments on applying academic writing anddata analysis. Furthermore, they were measured with a critical thinking disposition scale before and after the seminar. Fromthe results, the participants' answers on the assignments showed that about half of them did not adequately understandthe essence of academic writing. Most participants created both good and bad examples of critical thinking. Furthermore,performance on the critical thinking disposition scale for participants who learned research literacy in the seminar clearlyimproved compared with a control group not taking the seminar. These results demonstrate that it is important not only toteach research literacy to university students around the sophomore or junior year but also to give them opportunities tothink critically. This would lead to an improved disposition to critical thinking of the students.
2012-12-01