THE CRITICAL THINKING STATUS OF DANCE MAJOR STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN INNER MONGOLIA
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This study aims to study the current status of critical thinking among dance major students in universities in Inner Mongolia. Adopting quantitative research methods, 308 dance major students from three universities in Inner Mongolia are selected as research samples. Data is collected through questionnaire survey and analyzed by SPSS 26.0 statistical software. Through descriptive statistical analysis and dimensional analysis, the demographic characteristics of students, the overall level of critical thinking, and the performance of critical thinking ability in different dimensions are discussed.
The results of the research found that:
1) The average score of 308 dance major students is 114.19 points, indicating that their overall critical thinking ability is at a medium level.
2) Students still have room for improvement in aspects such as maturity (average 14.56), openness (average 14.78), and truth-seeking (average 15.92), but they show strong critical thinking ability in dimensions such as analysis (mean = 17.75), confidence (mean = 17.38), and curiosity (mean = 17.19).
3) The results of this study are partially different from related studies, which also reflects the effectiveness of dance major education in cultivating students' critical thinking.
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