N. Nazari; A.R. Heydari; S. Bakhtiarpoor
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 81-98
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of criticalthinking training using Socratic questions on critical thinking skills ofpsychology students of Islamic Azad university Ahvaz branch.Thestudy sample included one class among all offered classes for under graduate studentsconsisted of ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of criticalthinking training using Socratic questions on critical thinking skills ofpsychology students of Islamic Azad university Ahvaz branch.Thestudy sample included one class among all offered classes for under graduate studentsconsisted of 44 students whichwere divided randomly intointervention and control groups.Pretest, post test control group design wasused. After random selection of experimental and control groups, first for alltwo groups, pre test was performed, then the pilot intervention in 13 sessionsof 90 minutes for the experimental group were presented and after the trainingprogram, post-test was taken for both groups. The students’ critical thinkingskills were measured by Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (Form A). Thereliability of test were measured with Kronbakh alfa method (α=0.75) and datawas analyzed with Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), in level of p<0.05(usingSPSS 19).Results showed a significant difference between the treatmentand control groups in critical thinking total score and four subscales amongthe five subscales. Findings also determined that variables of, gender andmarriage style have not affected critical thinking scores in this study.Thereforewe can conclude thattraining critical thinking using Socratic questionscan play essential role in increasing critical thinking skills
