Towards the development of complex thinking in university students: Mixed methods with ideathon and artificial intelligence

Castillo-Martínez, Isolda Margarita; Argüelles-Cruz, Amadeo José; Piñal-Ramírez, Octavio Elías; Glasserman-Morales, Leonardo David; Ramírez-Montoya, María Soledad; Carreon-Hermosillo, Alejandra

doi:10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100186

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“…This study explores complex thinking as an essential competency in new educational models. Complex thinking positively impacts students' analytical skills in complex environments (Castillo-Martı ´nez et al, 2023). Focused on over 400 participants from three Hispano-American countries, this research validates the Open Educational Model for Complex Thinking (OEM4C) through causal-layered analysis (CLA), offering innovative insights.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…It enables us to address contemporary challenges from a comprehensive and holistic perspective, considering various variables and relationships that influence a situation (Castillo-Martı ´nez et al, 2023). On the other hand, Su arez-Brito et al (2022) highlighted the necessity of training individuals to integrate concepts across disciplines and apply critical thinking in complex situations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study explores complex thinking as an essential competency in new educational models. Complex thinking positively impacts students’ analytical skills in complex environments (Castillo-Martínez et al. , 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Expanding horizons for the future with an open educational model for complex thinking: external and internal validation

Ramírez-Montoya,

Portuguez-Castro

2024

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Purpose The challenges facing 21st-century society are becoming increasingly complex, requiring the development of new citizen competencies. This study aims to validate an educational model focused on developing complex thinking in higher education students. Current educational models lack future-ready competencies, necessitating the emergence of new models to guide future generations toward the common good. Design/methodology/approach This was an adaptation of the causal-layered analysis (CLA) applied to 415 participants from higher education institutions in Mexico, Panama and Spain. Sessions were designed to present the proposed educational model and explore participants’ perceptions of its significance and contributions to future education. Findings Key findings include the following: participants perceived complexity as difficult and challenging; causes of problems were linked to outdated educational models requiring replacement by those that develop students’ competencies; participants envisioned changes that would develop individuals capable of understanding and transforming society; and participants recognized the model’s transformative potential, offering a novel proposal for 21st-century education. Originality/value This research sought to gather opinions from different stakeholders using the CLA methodology, providing a deep understanding of participants’ perspectives on the proposed solution.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Expanding horizons for the future with an open educational model for complex thinking: external and internal validation

Ramírez-Montoya,

Portuguez-Castro

2024

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“…The study was conducted using mixed methods, evaluating the perception of the participants' performance levels with the eComplexity instrument [40] and analyzing their opinions on the benefits provided by the OpenEDR4C platform. The strategic route involved targeting public and private entities of higher education in Mexico and Bolivia and civil society institutions whose mission is to work with young people and adults in vulnerable situations through The Workshop for the use of the platform addressed contents to strengthen scientific, technological, and social entrepreneurship and its practical application in the classroom.…”

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Open Education on Social Entrepreneurship: A comparative study between Mexico and Bolivia to Scale up Complex Thinking

Alvarez-Icaza,

Marco-Tórrez,

Rondón-Jara

2024

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The Open Education movement has tremendous transformative potential in developing countries and marginalized communities. The implementation of the OpenEdR4C platform, a digital educational resource for entrepreneurship education, was an example of this potential. As an open resource for scaling up complex thinking competencies in higher education students and lifelong learners, the platform has been presented to various institutions and organizations in Mexico and Bolivia. The objective of this article is to show the impact of the digital course on social entrepreneurship on the development of complex thinking skills of the workshop participants. The study was conducted using mixed methods, evaluating the perception of the performance levels of the participants and analyzing their opinions on the benefits brought by the platform. The results showed that (a) the level of performance in complex thinking competence improved after the formative experience, (b) the platform can be a convenient resource for training higher education students and lifelong learners, and (c) social entrepreneurship is a valuable topic to be trained with open educational resources. This study is a contribution to the transformative efforts made by developers of digital open educational resources and educators to build different approaches of competence for work training and social entrepreneurship skills development.

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Generic Framework of New Era Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications

Sharma,

Verma,

Raghuwanshi

et al. 2024

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Towards the development of complex thinking in university students: Mixed methods with ideathon and artificial intelligence

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Expanding horizons for the future with an open educational model for complex thinking: external and internal validation

Expanding horizons for the future with an open educational model for complex thinking: external and internal validation

Open Education on Social Entrepreneurship: A comparative study between Mexico and Bolivia to Scale up Complex Thinking

Generic Framework of New Era Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications

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