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Critical Thinking in Postgraduate Degree Work at the Israel Technological University, Ecuador

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The purpose of the work is to present the results of research on the development of critical thinking in postgraduate students, utilized for the degree work developed during the period 2021–2022, at the Israel Technological University in Quito, Ecuador. For this, students studying for a Master’s in Education and Pedagogy were selected as an intentional sample in a complementary study under a descriptive-interpretative perspective. As techniques, participant observation in the defenses and the analysis of documents for the review of the written memory were applied. On the other hand, a Likert-type estimation scale and an observation guide were used as instruments. Methodological and source triangulation were applied to contrast the results with previous research. They were compared to other studies where it was verified that there are marked insufficiencies in the development of critical thinking in graduate students.

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  1. Israel University of Technology, Quito, Ecuador

    Molina Prendes Norma, Quintero Cordero Yolvy Javier, Bustillos Peña Mayra Alejandra & Alejo Pastora Betty

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  1. Polytechnic of Porto, São Mamede de Infesta, Portugal

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  4. Nilton Lins University, Manaus, Brazil

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Norma, M.P., Javier, Q.C.Y., Alejandra, B.P.M., Betty, A.P. (2023). Critical Thinking in Postgraduate Degree Work at the Israel Technological University, Ecuador. In: Mesquita, A., Abreu, A., Carvalho, J.V., Santana, C., de Mello, C.H.P. (eds) Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology. ICITED 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 366. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5414-8_11

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