Resumen de Student-centered learning and higher-order thinking skills in engineering students
The current study aimed to investigate the use of higher-order thinking (HOT) skills by engineering students and to classifystudent profile groups according to the underlying constructs of HOT. We recruited 260 engineering students from sixuniversities in South Korea. The data were analyzed in terms of the existing latent profiles and the chi-square test betweenthe profile groups and their experience of different types of instruction. The latent profile analysis revealed that the use ofHOT skills could be classified into four groups (i.e., a lower-order thinking group, a creative and argumentative group, ananalytical and caring group, and a HOT group). A chi-square test between the four categorizations of HOT skill uses andinstruction methods was not statistically significant. A majority of the students were classified in the HOT group. However,of the six constructs, the creativity skill was the least used, as opposed to skills that fell under other constructs. Therefore,supplementary instruction to fill this gap is suggested.
