Constructivism learning theory: A paradigm for students' critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving to affect academic performance in higher education

This study looks at whether creativity and critical thinking help students solve problems and improve their grades by mediating the link between 21 st century skills (learning motivation, cooperativity, and interaction with peers, engagement with peers, and a smart classroom environment). The mediat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cogent education Jg. 10; H. 1
1. Verfasser: Almulla, Mohammed Abdullatif
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Cogent 31.12.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Schlagworte:
21st Century Skills
Academic achievement
academic performance
Creativity
Critical thinking
Educational research
Higher education
Learning Theories
Peers
Problem solving
Structural equation modeling
Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)
Student Motivation
Students
Undergraduate Students
ISSN:2331-186X, 2331-186X
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Zusammenfassung:This study looks at whether creativity and critical thinking help students solve problems and improve their grades by mediating the link between 21 st century skills (learning motivation, cooperativity, and interaction with peers, engagement with peers, and a smart classroom environment). The mediating relationship between creativity and critical thinking was discovered using structural equation modelling (SEM) research. The participants in the study were 297 postgraduate and undergraduate students from four faculties at King Faisal University who consented to take part. They were chosen using random sampling and volunteered to take part. Learning motivation, cooperativity, peer interaction, peer engagement, and a smart classroom environment all had a direct positive impact on students' critical thinking and creativity; their critical thinking and creativity had a direct positive impact on their problem solving and academic performance; and their problem solving had a direct positive impact on their academic performance. The hypotheses developed a model for measuring students' critical thinking and creativity, which affect problem-solving skills and thus students' academic performance in Saudi Arabian higher education.
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ISSN:2331-186X
2331-186X
DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2023.2172929