A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

The aim of this non-experimental quantitative study which employed a survey design was to determine the level of high school students’ CT skills and to investigate if high school students’ critical thinking (CT) skills differ by gender, father and mother’s educational background, age, and grade leve...

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Main Authors: İnan Tekin, Ali Orhan
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2022-08-01
Series:Sakarya University Journal of Education
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2183683
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description The aim of this non-experimental quantitative study which employed a survey design was to determine the level of high school students’ CT skills and to investigate if high school students’ critical thinking (CT) skills differ by gender, father and mother’s educational background, age, and grade level. Critical Thinking Skill Test for High School Students was used to collect data in this study carried out with 603 high school students. As a result of the study, it was found out that students had high CT skills in terms of each sub-tests. Also, it was found out that students’ CT skills significantly differed by gender and educational background of their father and mother. Females and students who have a father and mother with higher educational degrees had higher CT skills. However, age and grade level did not significantly affect students’ each sub-test scores and total test scores. These results of the current study were confirmed by the huge body of previous literature.
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spelling doaj-art-c7f454713a7644d4b772df5df1d56ae12025-08-20T02:13:44ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya University Journal of Education2146-74552022-08-0112234436610.19126/suje.105573228A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skillsİnan Tekin0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-4325Ali Orhan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-3919BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİBÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİThe aim of this non-experimental quantitative study which employed a survey design was to determine the level of high school students’ CT skills and to investigate if high school students’ critical thinking (CT) skills differ by gender, father and mother’s educational background, age, and grade level. Critical Thinking Skill Test for High School Students was used to collect data in this study carried out with 603 high school students. As a result of the study, it was found out that students had high CT skills in terms of each sub-tests. Also, it was found out that students’ CT skills significantly differed by gender and educational background of their father and mother. Females and students who have a father and mother with higher educational degrees had higher CT skills. However, age and grade level did not significantly affect students’ each sub-test scores and total test scores. These results of the current study were confirmed by the huge body of previous literature.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2183683critical thinking skillsgenderagedemographic variableshigh school studentseleştirel düşünme becerilericinsiyetyaşdemografik değişkenlerlise öğrencileri
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A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Sakarya University Journal of Education
critical thinking skills
gender
age
demographic variables
high school students
eleştirel düşünme becerileri
cinsiyet
yaş
demografik değişkenler
lise öğrencileri
title A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
title_full A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
title_fullStr A Study on High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
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age
demographic variables
high school students
eleştirel düşünme becerileri
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yaş
demografik değişkenler
lise öğrencileri
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2183683
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