Wong Man Sang
Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Prosthet Orthot Int. 2007 Jun;31(2):138-46. doi: 10.1080/03093640600983931.
Critical thinking skill is considered to be one of the important attributes to nurture students to cope with the challenges coming from this ever-changing world. The training of critical thinking skill could be quite different from the conventional education. Thus, special arrangements should be considered in the curriculum design and effective assessment method should be employed to test the subsequent learning outcome. This study was to evaluate prospectively the development of critical thinking disposition of the student prosthetists and orthotists in Hong Kong and a validated instrument, the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) was used. The results showed that there was significant improvement in 5 out of the 7 domains, namely Truthseeking, Open-mindedness, Systematicity, Analyticity, Critical thinking self-confidence, Inquisitiveness and Maturity of judgment in 3 years' time. Further curriculum enhancements were suggested as the sum of all the domains was just slightly above the threshold of positive tendency.
批判性思维技能被认为是培养学生应对来自这个不断变化的世界所带来挑战的重要特质之一。批判性思维技能的训练可能与传统教育有很大不同。因此，在课程设计中应考虑特殊安排，并应采用有效的评估方法来测试后续的学习成果。本研究旨在前瞻性地评估香港假肢矫形专业学生批判性思维倾向的发展，并使用了一种经过验证的工具——加利福尼亚批判性思维倾向问卷（CCTDI）。结果显示，在3年时间里，7个维度中的5个维度有显著改善，即求知欲、思想开放性、系统性、分析性、批判性思维自信心、好奇心和判断成熟度。由于所有维度的总和仅略高于积极倾向的阈值，因此建议进一步加强课程设置。
