ERIC Number: EJ1085056
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 11
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The Relationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and Locus of Control in Pre-Service Teachers
Oguz, Aytunga; Sariçam, Hakan
Journal of Education and Training Studies, v4 n2 p182-192 Feb 2016
The aim of the current research study was to examine the link between critical thinking dispositions and locus of control in pre-service teachers. The participants of this study were selected via easily accessible sampling technique. The participants consist of 347 pre-service teachers (203 female, 144 male) in Kütahya, Turkey. The Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale aided in data collection. Once the data was transferred to an electronic environment and did not show a normal distribution in terms of gender and grade variables, so Mann Whitney-U test was used in order to comparing analysis and Spearman's correlation analysis was used for examining the level of relationship between variables. According to comparison analysis, the external locus of control and critical thinking dispositions differentiated with respect to gender and grade. In correlational analysis and regression analysis, there was a negative relationship between external locus of control and critical thinking dispositions. Results were discussed by the light of the related previous studies.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Locus of Control, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Likert Scales, Hypothesis Testing, Gender Differences, Age Differences, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Comparative Analysis, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale
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