Correlation between Critical Thinking and Lifelong Learning Skills of Freshman Students/Birinci Sinif Üniversite Ögrencilerinin Elestirel Düsünme ve Yasam Boyu Ögrenme Becerileri Arasindaki Iliski

University freshman students' critical thinking (CT) and lifelong learning (LLL) skills are often taken for granted. This can lead to tertiary education that is built on a weak foundation. In this paper, results of a small-scale study conducted to identify freshman students' CT and LLL rea...

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Published in:Bartın Üniversitesi Egitim Fakültesi Dergisi 2017-02, Vol.6 (1), p.282
Main Authors: Deveci, Tanju, Ayish, Nader
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Correlation analysis
Course Descriptions
Critical thinking
Educational Practices
Engineering Education
Higher education
Learning
Lifelong learning
Standardized Tests
Thinking Skills
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Summary:University freshman students' critical thinking (CT) and lifelong learning (LLL) skills are often taken for granted. This can lead to tertiary education that is built on a weak foundation. In this paper, results of a small-scale study conducted to identify freshman students' CT and LLL readiness levels and the correlation between them are explored. Participants included 87 freshman students with a mean age of 19 studying at a university in Abu Dhabi. Data were collected using two instruments developed by other researchers. Results indicate that students' overall CT score are at the lower end, while their LLL score are slightly above the average. Female students' CT and LLL scores are higher than male students' score with differences at statistically significant levels. Also, there is a weak positive correlation between students' overall CT and LLL scores. However, there is a moderate positive correlation between female students' scores for CT and LLL. Recommendations are made in order to enhance students' CT and LLL skills and strengthen the relationship between them.
ISSN:1308-7177
DOI:10.14686/buefad.291775