The Effects of Online Peeragogy on University Students’ Critical Thinking

Abstract

The globalization of the economy, the blending of various cultures, changes in the social environment, and the requirement for democratic progress as mankind enters the digital age have enhanced the importance of critical thinking and made it an important educational goal. Chinese higher education also need to create a model of training that goes beyond basic knowledge and develops critical thinking in order to produce high-level talent capable of participating in international affairs and national strategies. Thus this study design the research answering the three questions: first, what is the university fresh students current critical thinking ability? Second, can online peeraogy promote students’ critical thinking ability? Third, what factors in online peeragogy influence students’ learning ? The study finds efficient online peeragogy activities need focus on the following three aspects to execute: technology, teaching, and learners’ aspect. What’s more, the key feature for linking the above three aspects is communication: between students, between students and teachers, between students and materials, between students and online apps.