How does self-efficacy, learner personality, and learner anxiety affect critical thinking of students.

ABSTRACT: The goal of critical thinking for students is to help them learn how to think critically and systematically so they can solve problems and make informed decisions. It aids students in developing their capacity for independent thought, allowing them to generate their own conclusions and base those decisions on facts and evidence. Therefore, one of the key goals of this study was to explore the factors affecting critical thinking of English as foreign language (EFL) learners. This article used social cognitive theory (SCT) to investigate how personal and cognitive factors affect EFL learners' critical thinking. Data from 305 Chinese EFL learners were collected online, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the data. The results showed that metacognitive learning strategi

SUBMITTER: Fu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722148 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature