Measurement and analysis of critical thinking disposition towards English language learning among secondary school students

 

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφείς: Díaz Larenas, Claudio, Arancibia Ponce, Maite, Castro Freire, Ángela
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2024
Περιγραφή:The present study analyzes the critical thinking disposition of 205 students from public high schools regarding English language learning. A 6-point-Likert scale was applied to the participants to collect data using the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, which consisted of 26 questions; moreover, participants’ sociodemographic characteristics were gathered. The Critical Thinking Disposition Scale comprised seven dimensions: Truth-seeking, Open-mindedness, Analyticity, Systematicity, Self-confidence Critical Thinking, Inquisitiveness, and Cognitive Maturity. The first method of data analysis was descriptive statistics, this analysis addressed the data's mean score and standard deviation, followed by a Spearman correlation analysis to find relationships among the dataset, which showed correlations among the seven dimensions but not between the dimensions and the sociodemographic information. Finally, a hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted to divide the data and respondents into four similar groups, according to their answers. The findings show that high school students present neither a strong nor weak disposition to critical thinking; their disposition is rather undefined.
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UNED
Ίδρυμα:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Γλώσσα:Inglés
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OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/4797
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/innovaciones/article/view/4797
Λέξη-Κλειδί :Pensamiento crítico
Inglés
Aprendizaje de lenguas
Escuela secundaria
Enseñanza pública
Pensamento crítico
Inglês
Aprendizagem de línguas
Escolas públicas de ensino médio
Educação pública
Critical thinking
English
Language learning
Public high schools
Public education