RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHIVEMENT IN URMIA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Vahdat, R and Ahmadi Doyran, Z and Zeinali, A (2012) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHIVEMENT IN URMIA SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 10 (1). pp. 97-104.

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Abstract

These days critical thinking has been introduced as the main output of education by field experts. They notice teaching of thinking as a principal of learning. This study aimed to examine the association between critical thinking and high school students' educational progress. Materials & Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 355 high school students in 2010- 2011. California Critical Thinking Willing test was used as data collection tool. Descriptive and analytical tests including t-test and ANOVA were applied for data analysis using SPSS. Results: Mean and standard deviation of total score was 289.60 ±34.09. The lowest and highest scores were 190 and 398, respectively. Accordingly, the trend of critical thinking and educational achievement has no relationship with sex, major, and degree. Conclusion: In the study, total score of critical thinking was high. Education of critical thinking between instructor and students required interaction each other and creating an organized frame work for intellectual processes and using relevant skills and positions

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Critical thinking, Academic achievement, Attitudes
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 10 Feb 2018 05:45
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2018 05:45
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4289

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