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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1018545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan-10
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1990-3839
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The Instrument for Determining the Levels of Reflective Thinking among Elementary School Students
Taskin Can, Bilge; Yildrim, Cennet
Educational Research and Reviews, v9 n1 p9-16 Jan 2014
The purpose of this research is to develop a reliable and valid instrument in order to determine the elementary school students' levels about reflective thinking. A total of 320 students of 6th, 7th and 8th grades from 6 different primary schools participated in the study. It was identified that the instrument was composed of totally 17 items with one factor and the whole instrument has a reliability coefficient of Cronbach a = 0.86. At the same time, this instrument is also the first original instrument developed for determining the elementary school students' levels of reflective thinking in Turkey.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reflection, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Test Construction
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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