초록

This research aims to explore characteristics of engineering students’ thinking styles compared with those of undergraduate studentsin Korea. For this, we investigated whether there were differences of thinking styles in undergraduates according to majors and gender. 'Thinking styles', one individual-difference variable, has received particular attention in recent years. Styles are not abilities but ratherrefer to individuals' preferred way of applying their abilities in cognitive tasks(Sternberg, 1988). There has been much research(domesticand foreign) about thinking styles and their related factors. However, to date, little attention has been paid to engineering students’thinking styles, and few studies have dealt with them together with undergraduate students’ of various majors. This study was conductedwith a total of 865 students from 3 universities, and thinking styles have been measured online. Our findings show that firstly, therewere significant differences in undergraduate students’ thinking styles by majors. Engineering students scored significantly higher inexternal style, students majoring in humanities scored higher in executive, hierarchical and conservative styles, and students majoringin arts scored higher in legislative, internal and liberal styles. Second, there was a significant difference in students’ thinking stylesby gender. Male students scored significantly higher than females in judicial, global and external styles. Whereas female studentsscored higher than males in hierarchical and internal styles. Third, there was a significant difference in engineering students’ thinkingstyles by gender. Male engineering students scored significantly higher than females in judicial and monarchic styles. Whereas femaleengineering students scored significantly higher in hierarchical styles. Based on these findings, it is expected to apply thinking stylesto develop related courses as well as programs for engineering students.

키워드

Thinking Styles, Engineering Students, Differences by Gender & Majors, External, Judicial, Hierarchical Styles

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