Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students
Background/purpose – The study aimed to identify differences in the level of critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate students in Portugal according to their sociodemographic (gender, age) and academic (study field) characteristics. Materials/methods – A cross-sectional, descriptive correl...
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| author | Eva Morais, José Lopes, Helena Silva, Caroline Dominguez, Rita Payan-Carreira, Cristina Imaginário, Maria José Santos |
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| description | Background/purpose – The study aimed to identify differences in the level of critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate students in Portugal according to their sociodemographic (gender, age) and academic (study field) characteristics.
Materials/methods – A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted with a convenience random sample of 1,017 students. Most of the participants were female (76.8%) and the average age of the respondents was 21.8 ± 4.22 years old. For data collection, the Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale (CTDS) was employed, which consists of 35 question items and was validated for the Portuguese population. In the statistical analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression model were used.
Results – The students showed an average positive disposition for critical thinking (average CTDS score was 279.1 ± 27.1). The results demonstrated that gender, age, and field of study influenced the students’ dispositions for critical thinking. Older female students attending biomedicine courses had a higher disposition to think critically.
Conclusion – Female students generally show higher critical thinking scores dispositions, regardless of the study field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa9b0a0093024d37921817ef2f8998cc2025-08-20T01:59:52ZengÜNİVERSİTEPARK LimitedEducational Process: International Journal2147-09012023-03-0112110.22521/edupij.2023.121.2Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate StudentsEva Morais, José Lopes, Helena Silva, Caroline Dominguez, Rita Payan-Carreira, Cristina Imaginário, Maria José Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-9821Background/purpose – The study aimed to identify differences in the level of critical thinking dispositions of undergraduate students in Portugal according to their sociodemographic (gender, age) and academic (study field) characteristics. Materials/methods – A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted with a convenience random sample of 1,017 students. Most of the participants were female (76.8%) and the average age of the respondents was 21.8 ± 4.22 years old. For data collection, the Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale (CTDS) was employed, which consists of 35 question items and was validated for the Portuguese population. In the statistical analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression model were used. Results – The students showed an average positive disposition for critical thinking (average CTDS score was 279.1 ± 27.1). The results demonstrated that gender, age, and field of study influenced the students’ dispositions for critical thinking. Older female students attending biomedicine courses had a higher disposition to think critically. Conclusion – Female students generally show higher critical thinking scores dispositions, regardless of the study field.https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_290/EDUPIJ_290_article_64499f2331525.pdfcritical thinking dispositionshigher educationundergraduate studentssociodemographic effect |
| spellingShingle | Eva Morais, José Lopes, Helena Silva, Caroline Dominguez, Rita Payan-Carreira, Cristina Imaginário, Maria José Santos Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students Educational Process: International Journal critical thinking dispositions higher education undergraduate students sociodemographic effect |
| title | Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students |
| title_full | Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students |
| title_fullStr | Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students |
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| title_short | Dispositions toward Critical Thinking in Portuguese Undergraduate Students |
| title_sort | dispositions toward critical thinking in portuguese undergraduate students |
| topic | critical thinking dispositions higher education undergraduate students sociodemographic effect |
| url | https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_290/EDUPIJ_290_article_64499f2331525.pdf |
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