Digital Leadership and Sustainable School Improvement—A Conceptual Analysis and Implications for Future Research
Background/purpose – The study aimed to identify differences in the level of critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate students in Portugal according to their sociodemographic (gender, age) and academic (study field) characteristics. Materials/methods – A cross-sectional, descriptive corr...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Limited
2023-03-01
|
| Series: | Educational Process: International Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_289/EDUPIJ_289_article_6428ce1a90531.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Background/purpose – The study aimed to identify differences in the level of critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate students in Portugal according to their sociodemographic (gender, age) and academic (study field) characteristics.
Materials/methods – A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted with a convenience random sample of 1,017 students. Most of the participants were female (76.8%) and the average age of the respondents was 21.8 ± 4.22 years old. For data collection, the Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale (CTDS) was employed, which consists of 35 question items and was validated for the Portuguese population. In the statistical analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression model were used.
Results – The students showed an average positive disposition for critical thinking (average CTDS score was 279.1 ± 27.1). The results demonstrated that gender, age, and field of study influenced the students’ dispositions for critical thinking. Older female students attending biomedicine courses had a higher disposition to think critically.
Conclusion – Female students generally show higher critical thinking scores dispositions, regardless of the study field. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2147-0901 |