The Development and Validation of a Mechanical Critical Thinking Scale for High School Students

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      EURASIA. Sehit Osman Avci Mah. Malazgirt 1071 Cad. No:48/30, Etimesgut, Ankara, TR06796, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-202-8192; Fax: +90-312-222-8483; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.ejmste.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
      Grade 12
      Grade 10
      Grade 11
    • Subject Terms:
      Critical Thinking; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Item Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Pretests Posttests; Grade 12; Engineering Education; Thinking Skills; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; Grade 10; Grade 11; Science Education; Engineering; Gender Differences; Age Differences
    • Subject Terms:
      Taiwan
    • Accession Number:
      10.12973/eurasia.2017.00675a
    • ISSN:
      1305-8223
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of this study was to develop a mechanical critical thinking scale for high school students. A stratified random sampling method was used to establish the norms. After pre-tests and item analysis, the scale was determined to have five subtest sections (i.e., recognition of assumptions, induction, deduction, interpretation, and evaluation of arguments) consisting of 25 items. In addition, using 1,954 high school students as participants, this study established a norm and investigated the differences among genders and ages. The results showed that male students had better mechanical critical thinking skills than did female students in terms of induction aptitude, while female students were better in evaluation aptitude. In addition, the mechanical critical thinking performance of 12th-grade students was superior to that of 10th- and 11th-grade students.
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    • Number of References:
      29
    • Publication Date:
      2017
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1124701