Exploring the impact of family background and English as a foreign language teachers’ feedback literacy on undergraduates’ critical thinking styles

The results of this study indicate that critical thinking styles are contextually sensitive cognitive approaches, which impacted by both an individual's family background and the ecology of feedback received in EFL classes. Besides, educators and policymakers should design feedback and support systems that recognize style diversity while mitigating inequalities linked to family background.

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Frontiers in Psychology
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2026-01-16
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1721487
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Student Assessment and Feedback
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Exploring the impact of family background and English as a foreign language teachers’ feedback literacy on undergraduates’ critical thinking styles

Xiaoshu Xu, Yiyin Li, Yi Huang, Wenjuan Ma et al.
Frontiers in Psychology
Student Assessment and Feedback
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Exploring the impact of family background and English as a foreign language teachers’ feedback literacy on undergraduates’ critical thinking styles

Xiaoshu Xu, Yiyin Li, Yi Huang, Wenjuan Ma, Yadan Li, Yixin Pan
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The results of this study indicate that critical thinking styles are contextually sensitive cognitive approaches, which impacted by both an individual's family background and the ecology of feedback received in EFL classes. Besides, educators and policymakers should design feedback and support systems that recognize style diversity while mitigating inequalities linked to family background.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 16
Xinyang Normal University (CN), Wenzhou University (CN), Wenzhou Polytechnic (CN), Baoshan University (CN), City University of Macau (MO), Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciências e da Tecnologia, Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Science Research Fund Project
Quality Education
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Student Assessment and Feedback
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