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Chinese University Students’ Self-evaluation in Core Competences for the 21st Century
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Author: Jingjing Yao, Magdalena Mo Ching Mok
Abstract: This study aimed to explore university students’ perceptions on the possession of core competencies for the 21st century. A cross-sectional survey research using a self-report questionnaire involving 40 Likert-type items was used to collect data from 5,042 university students in China who voluntarily participated. Analysis with Rasch rating scale model found the data fitted the Rasch model well. The results showed that Chinese university students considered themselves as having acquired most of the competencies to some extent, especially in Character and Civic Literacy and Interpersonal Communication, but less so in Global and International Perspective and Creativity and Problem Solving.
Keywords: University Students, Core Competencies, 21st Century, Rasch Model
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