Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students

Rubén Darío Alania-Contreras; Isabel Margarita Aliaga-Contreras; Daniela Isabel Dayan Ortega-Révolo

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-09911-2_49

Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students

School of Sciences and communication technologies

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Abstract

This research aimed to determine the influence of implementing the Hermeneutics Educational Module on the development of critical thinking in Communication Sciences students at a university in Huancayo. This study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design to examine the impact of a hermeneutics-based educational module on critical thinking in 28 Communication Sciences students. The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal was employed as the data collection instrument, administered during both pretest and posttest phases. The results demonstrated that prior to the intervention, 100% of students exhibited a low level of critical thinking, with a mean score of 34.64. However, following the application of the module, 53.6% of participants reached a medium level, with the mean score increasing to 45.07. The research concludes that the implementation of the Hermeneutics Educational Module significantly influenced the development of critical thinking among participants, confirming that hermeneutic practice contributes to the strengthening of critical thinking skills.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2025
Editors	Paulo Carlos López-López, Matthieu Vernier, Úrsula Freundt-Thurne, Daniel Barredo Ibáñez
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	505-514
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783032099105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09911-2_49
State	Indexed - 2026
Event	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2025 - Valdivia, Chile Duration: 2 Sep 2025 → 4 Sep 2025

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	458 SIST
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2025
Country/Territory	Chile
City	Valdivia
Period	2/09/25 → 4/09/25

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Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

Critical thinking
Hermeneutics
University students

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Alania-Contreras, R. D., Aliaga-Contreras, I. M., & Ortega-Révolo, D. I. D. (2026). Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students. In P. C. López-López, M. Vernier, Ú. Freundt-Thurne, & D. B. Ibáñez (Eds.), Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2025 (pp. 505-514). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 458 SIST). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09911-2_49

Alania-Contreras, Rubén Darío ; Aliaga-Contreras, Isabel Margarita ; Ortega-Révolo, Daniela Isabel Dayan. / Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students. Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2025. editor / Paulo Carlos López-López ; Matthieu Vernier ; Úrsula Freundt-Thurne ; Daniel Barredo Ibáñez. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 505-514 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Alania-Contreras, RD, Aliaga-Contreras, IM & Ortega-Révolo, DID 2026, Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students. in PC López-López, M Vernier, Ú Freundt-Thurne & DB Ibáñez (eds), Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2025. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol. 458 SIST, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 505-514, International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2025, Valdivia, Chile, 2/09/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09911-2_49

Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students. / Alania-Contreras, Rubén Darío; Aliaga-Contreras, Isabel Margarita; Ortega-Révolo, Daniela Isabel Dayan.
Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2025. ed. / Paulo Carlos López-López; Matthieu Vernier; Úrsula Freundt-Thurne; Daniel Barredo Ibáñez. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 505-514 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 458 SIST).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Hermeneutics-Based Educational Module for Developing Critical Thinking in Peruvian University Students

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