Karakuş İsmail
Department of Basic Education, Faculty of Education, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Front Psychol. 2024 Sep 9;15:1420272. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1420272. eCollection 2024.
The purpose of this study is to examine whether there are differences in critical thinking dispositions and cognitive flexibility among university students based on gender, grade level, and faculty. Additionally, the study will investigate the relationship between these two concepts and their predictive power. The study was conducted using a relational survey model and included 366 university students selected through maximum diversity sampling. The study involved university students from various faculties and grade levels. Data was collected through a personal information form, cognitive flexibility inventory, and critical thinking disposition scale. The data was analyzed using the SPSS 25 program. The results indicate that university students exhibit relatively high levels of cognitive flexibility and critical thinking tendencies. Above the medium level, there was a significant positive relationship between cognitive flexibility and critical thinking tendency. Cognitive flexibility was found to be a significant predictor of critical thinking dispositions, positively and significantly predicting critical thinking disposition and explaining 40% of it. Individuals with critical thinking tendencies exhibit cognitive flexibility, which is also associated with thinking critically. Therefore, cognitive flexibility and critical thinking are interrelated characteristics.
本研究的目的是探讨大学生在批判性思维倾向和认知灵活性方面是否因性别、年级和学院而存在差异。此外，该研究将调查这两个概念之间的关系及其预测能力。本研究采用关系调查模型，通过最大差异抽样选取了366名大学生。研究涉及来自不同学院和年级的大学生。数据通过个人信息表、认知灵活性量表和批判性思维倾向量表收集。使用SPSS 25程序对数据进行分析。结果表明，大学生表现出相对较高水平的认知灵活性和批判性思维倾向。在中等水平以上，认知灵活性与批判性思维倾向之间存在显著的正相关关系。发现认知灵活性是批判性思维倾向的显著预测指标，对批判性思维倾向具有正向且显著的预测作用，并能解释其中的40%。具有批判性思维倾向的个体表现出认知灵活性，这也与批判性思考相关。因此，认知灵活性和批判性思维是相互关联的特征。
