Reading and Critical Thinking Skills of Undergraduate Students: A Quantitative Analysis

Abstract

This study is an analysis of quantitative research conducted in September 2020, based on a 113-respondent sample unit of adult readers in English (100 Slovak and 13 international respondents). Researchers analysed respondents’ abilities to evaluate a text critically; i.e. to identify its assumed author, genre, organization of the text, and the importance of the text for the reader and his or her community. Research outcomes proved that university undergraduates in Slovakia do not possess a good command of critical reading skills for academic reading in four out of five items. International students outscored Slovak students in two items; the research proves the need to intensify preparation of undergraduates in critical thinking in order to fit the needs of a changing society and reading load.

Peran Pembelajaran Berbasis Outdoor dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa: Studi Quasi-Eksperimental di Sekolah Menengah Atas di Bandung

“…Kemampuan berpikir kritis juga dapat meningkatkan kemampuan membaca. Sebuah studi menemukan bahwa mahasiswa di Slovakia tidak memiliki kemampuan membaca kritis yang baik untuk bacaan akademis, dan ada kebutuhan untuk mengintensifkan persiapan mahasiswa dalam berpikir kritis (Javorcikova & Badinská, 2022). Keterampilan berpikir kritis dapat membantu siswa mengembangkan keterampilan pemecahan masalah.…”