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简介:Thisstudyaimedtoexploreuniversitystudents'perceptionsontheimportanceofcorecompetenciesforthe21stcentury.Acrosssectionalsurveyresearchusingaself-reportquestionnaireinvolving48Likert-typeitemswasusedtocollectdatafrom869universitystudentsinChinawhovoluntarilyparticipated.MultidimensionalanalysiswithRaschratingscalemodelfoundthedatafittedtheRaschmodelwell.TheresultsshowedthatChineseuniversitystudentsplacedstrongimportanceonthemajorityofcompetencieslistedinthemodifiedquestionnaireof21stCenturyCoreCompetenciesforHigherEducation,especiallyincompetencegroupsofInterpersonalCommunicationandCharacterandCivicLiteracybutlesssointhoseofCreativityandProblemSolvingandGlobalandInternationalPerspective.