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Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic

The level of critical thinking skills and its relationship to CGPA is investigated in this study. 80 men and 21 women from two engineering department at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan participating in this investigation. This research utilized The Malaysian Critical Thinking Skills Instrument-MyCT which...

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Main Authors: Noni, Nurul Shida, Abdullah, Abdul Halim
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Published: Science Publishing Corporation Inc. 2018
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L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84861/
http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13809
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spelling my.utm.848612020-02-29T12:38:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84861/ Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic Noni, Nurul Shida Abdullah, Abdul Halim L Education (General) The level of critical thinking skills and its relationship to CGPA is investigated in this study. 80 men and 21 women from two engineering department at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan participating in this investigation. This research utilized The Malaysian Critical Thinking Skills Instrument-MyCT which consists of 60 items. Data analysis were performed using SPSS 22.0 for descriptive and inferential statistics. Comparative findings across studies revealed that the critical thinking level of engineering students at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan was intermediate (47.42%). The Mann-Whitney U test determines the variables between four categories in critical thinking skills and obtained no significant differences. The correlation of commuting between critical thinking skills as calculated with Spearman's rho is not statistically significant. There was a negative weak correlation for analytical and logical (r=-0.098). Analysis of the computed findings revealed that the critical thinking is at a moderate level but weak in analytical and logical and disposition skills. In conclusion, lecturers must be more sensitive to this phenomenon, in which the emphasis on analytical and logical and disposition are important in teaching and learning. Science Publishing Corporation Inc. 2018 Article PeerReviewed Noni, Nurul Shida and Abdullah, Abdul Halim (2018) Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (2.29). pp. 506-510. ISSN 2227-524X http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13809 DOI:10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13809
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topic L Education (General)
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Noni, Nurul Shida
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic
description The level of critical thinking skills and its relationship to CGPA is investigated in this study. 80 men and 21 women from two engineering department at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan participating in this investigation. This research utilized The Malaysian Critical Thinking Skills Instrument-MyCT which consists of 60 items. Data analysis were performed using SPSS 22.0 for descriptive and inferential statistics. Comparative findings across studies revealed that the critical thinking level of engineering students at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan was intermediate (47.42%). The Mann-Whitney U test determines the variables between four categories in critical thinking skills and obtained no significant differences. The correlation of commuting between critical thinking skills as calculated with Spearman's rho is not statistically significant. There was a negative weak correlation for analytical and logical (r=-0.098). Analysis of the computed findings revealed that the critical thinking is at a moderate level but weak in analytical and logical and disposition skills. In conclusion, lecturers must be more sensitive to this phenomenon, in which the emphasis on analytical and logical and disposition are important in teaching and learning.
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author Noni, Nurul Shida
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
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title Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic
title_short Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic
title_full Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic
title_fullStr Assessing critical thinking skills in polytechnic
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publisher Science Publishing Corporation Inc.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.29.13809
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