On the Relationship Between College Students' Diversity Experiences and Their Critical Thinking Disposition

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.04.013

Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 412-418.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.04.013

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On the Relationship Between College Students' Diversity Experiences and Their Critical Thinking Disposition

MEI Hong¹， SI Ru-yu¹， WANG Juan²

(1. School of Public Policy and Administration， Xi'an Jiaotong University， Xi'an 710049， China; 2. Qian Xuesen Honors College， Xi'an Jiaotong University， Xi'an 710049， China)

Received:2017-10-09 Revised:2017-10-09 Online:2018-07-25 Published:2018-07-25
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Abstract: Based on the survey of eight colleges in Xi'an City as well as the valid data collected from 1060 samples， the composition of college students' diversity experiences and critical thinking disposition was explored and verified in the context of Chinese higher education. Then， the relationship between diversity experiences and critical thinking disposition was examined. As shown by the results， both academic diversity experiences and social diversity experiences have significant positive effects on the development of critical thinking disposition， and meanwhile they have different impacts on cognitive maturity， cognitive inference and thirst for knowledge. What is more， such factors as gender， subject type and academic performance may affect the development of critical thinking disposition. Compared with the general students， those who participate in top-notch projects show significant differences in the critical thinking disposition and every dimension as well.

Key words: diversity experiences, critical thinking, higher education, student involvement

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G642.0

MEI Hong， SI Ru-yu， WANG Juan. On the Relationship Between College Students' Diversity Experiences and Their Critical Thinking Disposition[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2018, 20(4): 412-418.

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