TY  - JOUR
TI  - Investigating the Psychometric Characteristics of Critical Thinking in Everyday Life Scale
AB  - Purpose: Critical thinking, regarded as one of the main goals of education, is considered an important skill in the lifelonglearning process. The purpose of this research is to determine the psychometric properties of the Critical Thinking Scale inEveryday Life and to contribute to the field with a tool that can make valid and reliable measurements in this regard. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study group of the research consists of 425 students aged between 14-19. Within thescope of the research, data were collected from two different groups. Exploratory factor analysis was performed with the dataobtained from the first group, and confirmatory factor analysis was performed with the data obtained from the second group.Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients were calculated for the scale and its sub-dimensions using both data sets.Findings: Findings obtained revealed that it is a measurement tool that makes measurements with high reliability and validityand thus this scale can be used to determine the critical thinking skills in young people aged between 14-19 everyday life inTurkey. Highlights: In line with the findings obtained from research in which this scale was used, educational studies can be planned todevelop students' critical thinking skills.
AU  - UYUMAZ, Gizem
AU  - Uyumaz, Gözde
AU  - ÇUHADAROĞLU, Alper
AU  - AKFIRAT, OSMAN NEJAT
DO  - 10.24106/kefdergi.780530
PY  - 2021
JO  - Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-8811
SP  - 113
EP  - 123
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/487290
ER  -