Abstract

Both critical thinking (CT) and knowledge management (KM) skills are necessary elements for a university student’s success. Therefore, this study developed a co-creation blended KM model to cultivate university students’ CT skills and to explore the underlying mechanisms for achieving success. Thirty-one university students participated in this study. Findings from the 17-week training program suggest that scaffolding university students through knowledge sharing, internalization, and co-creation processes in a blended KM environment can effectively enhance their CT skills. Moreover, the attribute–treatment interaction (ATI) analysis suggests that judicial thinking style which relates to a deep learning approach may facilitate KM and help improve CT skills. Notably, the complex underlying mechanisms and paths of influence found in this study attest to the highly dynamic nature of the proposed KM processes.

Citation

Yeh, Y.c. (2012). A co-creation blended KM model for cultivating critical-thinking skills. Computers & Education, 59(4), 1317-1327. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved March 6, 2021 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/50270/.

Keywords

• blended learning
• College Instruction
• College Students
• Cooperative learning
• Cooperative/collaborative learning
• Critical Thinking
• improving classroom teaching
• Interaction Process Analysis
• knowledge management
• models
• post-secondary education
• Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
• Skill Development
• Teaching/Learning Strategies
• thinking skills