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L. Ku  \nAssoc. Prof., Department of Education Studies & Center for Child Development, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, [kellyku@hkbu.edu.hk](kellyku@hkbu.edu.hk)  \nRachel Hoi Yan Au  \nCenter for Child Development, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, [ahyrachel@link.cuhk.edu.hk](ahyrachel@link.cuhk.edu.hk)  \nLiving in a post-truth era, we face a plethora of misinformation and difficulty finding the truth. The desire for truth in knowledge seeking could contribute to an individual’s critical thinking that is directed to maximize the probability of reaching a conclusion that would bring him or her closer to the truth (Halpern, 2003) . The present study took an interest in the connection between perceived value of knowledge and proficiency in critical thinking among 199 university undergraduates. We administered the Scale of Perceived Epistemic Value and examined critical thinking ability using Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (short-form; HCTA; Halpern, 2007), and participants’ reasoning of a hypothetical social issue using an essay task. The HCTA captures response of critical thinking in a dual-mode; forced-choice and an open-ended solution, whereas the essay task allows more elaborated and in-depth reasoning to be captured. Together a triple response-mode assessment of critical thinking was used to allow triangulation of results. Educational implications are discussed.  \nKeywords: epistemic values, critical thinking, values of knowledge, higher education, assessment  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIn the post-truth era, false and specious information abounds. Objective facts are superseded by emotions and personal beliefs when individuals form representations of the world. Thus, seeking the truth is a difficult task. In philosophical epistemology, knowledge is often seen as intrinsically desirable because it brings us to the truth. The truth is powerful for it serves as a rational guide to our actions and thoughts. Then, actions and thoughts base on rationality is important because they exhibit reliability with support of justification in the real world. However, in everyday lives, individuals’perceived value of knowledge (or epistemic value) often varies. Why is knowledge desirable? This question may yield many answers given individual differences in socio-cultural background, education, motivation, goal, and other factors. Do learners nowadays value the truth in knowledge acquisition? The desire for truth in knowledge seeking could contribute to an individual’s critical thinking that is directed to maximize the probability of reaching a conclusion that would bring him or her closer to the truth (Halpern, 2003) . This speculated connection between perceived epistemic value and proficiency in critical thinking warrants attention in empirical research.  \nWe examined two research questions. 1) To what extent do university students value knowledge as a means to truth? 2) Is there a linkage between an individual’s perceived epistemic value and how he or she reasons critically? We recruited 199 undergraduate participants. We administered the Scale of Perceived Epistemic Value and examined critical thinking on two levels; first, participants’ overall  \nCitation: Ku, K. Y. L., & Au, R. H. Y. (2021) . Exploring university students’ perceived values of knowledge and critical thinking using triple-response mode assessment. Anatolian Journal of Education, 6(2), 1-12.  \n[https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2021.621a](https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2021.621a)  \ncritical thinking ability using Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (short-form; HCTA; Halpern, 2007), and participants’ reasoning of a hypothetical social issue using an essay task. The HCTA captures response of critical thinking in a dual-mode; forced-choice and an open-ended solutions, whereas the essay task allows more elaborated and in-depth reasoning to ","cbCailbtDJ7G3uYn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailbtDJ7G3uYn","pdf",305747,12,"English","# Introduction\n# Theory of knowledge and value of the truth","[{\"question\":\"What connection does the study examine between knowledge and critical thinking?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates the linkage between students’ perceived epistemic value (value of knowledge as a means to truth) and how they reason critically.\"},{\"question\":\"How is critical thinking assessed in the study?\",\"answer\":\"Critical thinking is measured using Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (short-form) through forced-choice and open-ended responses, plus an essay task that elicits more elaborated reasoning.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the study use a triple response-mode assessment?\",\"answer\":\"It uses triple response-mode assessment to allow triangulation of results across different response formats.\"}]","Exploring University Students’ Perceived Values of Knowledge and Critical Thinking Using Triple-response Mode Assessment | PDF",1792073247]