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Online project-based learning enhances critical thinking in undergraduates. Adding socially shared regulation scaffolding significantly boosts these critical thinking skills, especially in online education settings.

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  • Education
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Educational institutions aim to develop students' critical thinking skills.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online teaching methods.
  • There is a need for effective strategies to foster critical thinking in online learning environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and evaluate a strategy for promoting critical thinking in first-year undergraduates within an online setting.
  • To compare the impact of project-based learning with and without socially shared regulation scaffolding on critical thinking development.

Main Methods:

  • An intervention involving 834 engineering undergraduates was conducted.
  • Five activities were designed to develop critical thinking skills.
  • A project-based learning strategy was used for both control and experimental groups.
  • The experimental group received scaffolding for a socially shared regulation process.
  • Critical thinking was assessed using identical pre- and post-tests.

Main Results:

  • Both online project-based learning strategies significantly improved critical thinking scores.
  • The experimental group, utilizing socially shared regulation scaffolding, showed significantly greater improvement.
  • Feedback was identified as an important element in critical thinking development.

Conclusions:

  • Online project-based learning is an effective method for fostering critical thinking.
  • Socially shared regulation scaffolding significantly enhances the development of critical thinking in online learning.
  • The integration of scaffolding and feedback is crucial for maximizing critical thinking gains in digital educational contexts.