scholarly journals A comparison between Chinese and American male and female college students’ critical thinking dispositions

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 221258682110469
Author(s):  
Susan K Dennett ◽  
Michael A DeDonno
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Training Development ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Thinking Disposition

This quantitative research study compared the critical thinking dispositions of 91 college students studying in a public university in South East Florida. Forty-one students identified as Chinese and 50 students identified as American. The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) measured these students’ critical thinking dispositions. There were differences between students on the scale of open-mindedness and gender. A dis-ordinal interaction occurred. American males scored lower than American females on the CCTDI scale of open-mindedness. However, the opposite occurred for the Chinese students. Chinese males received a higher score on the CCTDI scale of open-mindedness than Chinese females. These findings are significant for educators and organizations when designing curriculum and workplace training development for leaders. Being open-minded feeds into decision-making and problem-solving are skills which are necessary for leadership. It is helpful to understand which variables impact individual’s disposition to critical thinking so that leadership skills can be developed.

scholarly journals The critical thinking dispositions of students around coffee plantation area in solving algebraic problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.10) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Kurniati Dian ◽  
Zayyadi Moh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Coffee Plantation ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Thinking Disposition

The present study aimed at describing the dispositions of students around a coffee plantation in solving algebraic problems, especially those pertaining to fraction and comparison. Critical thinking disposition denotes the initial milestone to developing students’ critical thinking skills. The study investigated four components of critical thinking dispositions, comprising of truth-seeking, open-mindedness, self-confidence, and inquisitiveness. The subjects under investigation were 45 students at the second grade of a junior high school situated around Garahan coffee plantation in Jember district, East Java, Indonesia. The study covered several phases, inter alia, (1) describing problems on Algebra to the students, (2) recording any activities of the research subjects when doing tasks given, (3) analyzing the students’ answer sheets based on four components of critical thinking dispositions, (4) conducting method triangulation projected to confirm the preliminary findings on the students critical thinking dispositions, and (5) determining the students’ critical thinking dispositions based on the results of direct observation, video recording, and interview. The study gained several findings related to the students’ dispositions. First, the students’ tendency in truth-seeking was characterized by their analysis on the problems given on themes regarding coffee. This prevented them from making mistakes as they checked some information, be it known or unknown, as the bases for problem solving. However, not every student was aware of what was unknown about the problem or what was required to solve the problem. Second, their tendency in open-mindedness was evinced by the fact that they were assured of their answer as they related it to their experience in planting coffee. Nevertheless, some students tended to ask their parent when they had to determine the amount of diameter comparison between two logs to be connected. Third, they tended to be confident in solving problems given as they had experienced the activities described in the problem when they assisted their parents in planting coffee, but still some students had yet to be sure of their answers as they lacked the experience in planting coffee. Lastly, they tended to possess sound inquisitiveness concerning various issues pertinent to solving algebraic problems, especially themed on coffee. They acquired the inquisitiveness by observing the actual activity in their environment. Nonetheless, their inquisitiveness could not be generalized to algebraic lessons at school. 

scholarly journals THE RELATION BETWEEN TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-731
Author(s):  
Gokhan Guven ◽  
Nevin Kozcu Cakir
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Thinking Disposition

In this research, it was aimed to explore the relation between attitude towards renewable energy sources and critical thinking disposition. For this purpose, relational survey model was used in the research. The research group consisted of 468 prospective teachers studying in faculty of education in a public university in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year. Renewable Energy Sources Attitude Scale in order to evaluate prospective teachers' attitudes towards renewable energy sources, and Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for evaluating critical thinking dispositions were used. In the research, the relation between the data set for attitude towards renewable energy sources comprising of variables which are application request, importance of education, country interest, environmental awareness and investments and the data set for critical thinking disposition comprising of variables which are metacognition, flexibility, systematicity, tenacity-patience, open-mindedness by the canonical analysis. As a result of the canonical correlation analysis, a significant relation was found between the attitudes towards renewable energy sources and the critical thinking dispositions and it was found that the common variance shared between the data sets was 22.23%. Keywords: renewable energy, critical thinking disposition, prospective teachers, relational survey model.

scholarly journals Critical Thinking Dispositions of Undergraduate College Students in A Comprehensive University of Mainland China

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Huarong Ma
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Comprehensive University ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Undergraduate College Students ◽  
Cognitive Maturity

This study was undertaken to assess the critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate college students in a comprehensive university of mainland China and examine the roles of gender and major in the subjects’ critical thinking dispositions. An adapted Chinese version of the California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI) was used to survey 534 undergraduate students. Statistics revealed that over 3/4 of the subjects were negative in their dispositions to think critically, and no more than 1/4 of them were positive. All the subscale mean scores were between 30-35, indicating an ambivalent attitude to critical thinking. Meanwhile, the subjects were stronger in systematicity, truth-seeking, and self-confidence than in analyticity, inquisitiveness, and cognitive maturity. Besides, males got significantly higher scores in overall critical thinking dispositions, truth-seeking, cognitive maturity, open-mindedness, and justice-orientedness, an added subscale in the Chinese version of CCTDI. Finally, science-engineering students achieved a non-significant higher overall mean score than non-science-engineering students. They also scored higher in seven out of the eight subscales, but the differences were only significant in open-mindedness and justice-orientedness. 

scholarly journals Critical Thinking Disposition: The Effects of Infusion Approach in Engineering Drawing

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazlinda Mohd Darby ◽  
Abdullah Mat Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Engineering Drawing ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Critical Thinking Disposition is known as an important factor that drives a student to use Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in order to solve engineering drawing problems. Infusing them while teaching the subject may enhance students’ disposition and higher order thinking skills. However, no research has been done in critical thinking disposition while teaching engineering drawing. The current study is to evaluate how critical thinking disposition infused in Engineering Drawing affected students’ thinking disposition. Quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group design was conducted on the groups from two different Technical Matriculation College for 8 weeks. Two teaching methods, which are Conventional approach and Infusion Approach, were used while teaching Engineering Drawing for control group and treatment group. Control group with 29 students and treatment group consist of 31 students were selected as samples. Pre-test shows that there is no significant different in critical thinking dispositions between control group and treatment group. However, the result in post-test shows that treatment group was significantly higher in critical thinking dispositions compared to control group.

Translation and Validation of a Turkish Version of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökhan İskifoğlu ◽  
Ali Sidki Ağazade
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Turkish University Students ◽  
Thinking Disposition

In this study, we translated into Turkish and carried out a validation process of the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI; Facione, 1990), a multidimensional inventory of students' evaluation of critical thinking dispositions. The goals were to translate the CCTDI into Turkish, assess the psychometric properties, and examine the factorial validity of the hypothesized 7-factor model through confirmatory factor analysis, with a view to using this instrument for assessment in teacher education programs in Turkey. Based on data from 583 Turkish university students, the translated Turkish version of the CCTDI displayed positive psychometric properties, thus supporting the applicability of the CCTDI in the Turkish educational context. However, analysis of the factorial structure produced a poor fit of the hypothesized multidimensional model of the CCTDI to the observed data. The results of further analysis, based on the modification indices, provided support for the use, for cross-cultural comparison, of a 4-factor model with a reduced number of items.

Critical Thinking Dispositions: Their Nature and Assessability

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Ennis
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Subject Specificity ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Assuming that critical thinking dispositions are at least as important as critical thinking abilities, Ennis examines the concept of critical thinking disposition and suggests some criteria for judging sets of them. He considers a leading approach to their analysis and offers as an alternative a simpler set, including the disposition to seek alternatives and be open to them. After examining some gender-bias and subject-specificity challenges to promoting critical thinking dispositions, he notes some difficulties involved in assessing critical thinking dispositions, and suggests an exploratory attempt to assess them.

scholarly journals Academic Self-Concept and Critical Thinking Dispositions: Devising a Predictive Model of College Students’ Degree Commitment

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Marios Dimitrios Chatzinikolaou ◽  
Andreas Tsirides
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions

Educational researchers incessantly endeavor to address underlying reasons for academic success/failure, and Degree Commitment constitutes a critical sought-after academic outcome regarding college students, which is considerably associated with higher student retention rates. Educational institutions may create effective preventive strategies and interventions for minimizing attrition issues by identifying factors leading to higher Degree Commitment. The aim of the current research was to explore the potential predictive relationship between higher demonstration of college students’ Academic Self-Concept and higher levels of Critical Thinking Dispositions on their commitment of further pursuing their chosen degree. A questionnaire-based survey method was employed, adopting a correlational design on a recruited purposive sample of 120 Greek college students of a privately-owned educational institution. A multiple regression statistical analysis generated a weak positive correlation (9.2%) between the predictors, with Academic Self-Concept being the strongest predictor of Degree Commitment, implying that the combination of the aforementioned academic facets significantly predicts Degree Commitment, but with a small generalization explanatory power to a population sharing common characteristics with the utilized sample. Although the devised model is of minimal practical use, it proposes an initial attempt to construct a holistic model of academic success, while simultaneously highlighting the necessity for developing interventions that robustly target Critical Thinking Dispositions and, most importantly, Academic Self-Concept. Future research may explore factors influencing the predictors under investigation, compare them between students deriving from traditional educational systems and those deriving from international educational systems, and explore alternative factors concerning college success and attrition within various sociocultural contexts.

scholarly journals Critical Thinking Dispositions and Self-esteem among Nursing Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Hng Siew Hong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Critical Thinking Dispositions ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Critical thinking skill is an important skill for nurses to make a better clinical decision in providing safe care. Critical thinking dispositions development is supported with sufficient self-esteem. The present study aimed to measure the level of critical thinking disposition and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a university involving 99 students. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires and analysed quantitatively. A total of 97% of the nursing student had a high level of critical thinking dispositions. Almost¾3/4 of the students had a moderate level of perceived self-esteem (74.7%). The critical thinking dispositions were significantly related to perceived self-esteem (p<0.044). Overall, the nursing student of this study had high critical thinking disposition and moderate self-esteem, which is very important for them to become a good nurse with critical thinking skill in the future.

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