ENACT
An Action-based Framework for the Learning and Analytics of Critical Thinking
Motivation & Approach
Measuring critical thinking as a process is a challenge
Multiple rubrics and standardized tests available that measure product
Computational approaches missing
Computational process accounts exist for other complex problem solving, such as engineering design, programming & computational thinking
(e.g. Blikstein, 2011; Biswas et al, 2019; Vieira et al, 2016; Xing et al, 2019)Reliability, validity and explainability of computational methods remains a concern
Not always explicitly backed by theory (learning/cognition)
Providing an embodied narrative of CT process (ENaCT)
All thinking and cognition are embodied (action-based) - ergo, CT is embodied
Capture and relate learner actions to CT components
What technology are we using?
We have built the ENaCT platform based on the LEAF framework.
People involved
Dr. Rwitajit MAJUMDAR, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Aditi KOTHIYAL, EPFL, Switzerland
Dr. Huiyong LI, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Shitanshu MISHRA, MGIEP UNESCO, India
Dr. Prajakt PANDE, Roskilde University, Denmark
Dr. Jayakrishnan Madathil WARRIEM, IIT Madras, India
Ms. Yuan Yuan YANG, Kyoto University, Japan
Ms. Kinnari GATARE, India
Related publications
Majumdar R., Kothiyal A., Mishra S., Pande P., Li H, Yang Y.Y., Ogata H. and Warriem J.M. (2021) Design of a Critical Thinking Task Environment based on ENaCT framework. accepted in ICALT 2021.
Mishra S., Majumdar R., Kothiyal A., Pande P., Warriem J.M. (2021) Thinking Critically: Tracing Embodied Narratives of Critical Thinking Process. accepted in AIED 2021.
Mishra S., Majumdar R., Kothiyal A., Pande P., Warriem J.M. (2020) ENaCT: An Action-based Framework for the Learning and Analytics of Critical Thinking. in the LA@ICCE workshop of ICCE 2020.