Lifelong Learn. 2014, 4, 45-61

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele2014040145

The Level of Critical Thinking in Students of Education

Martina Kosturková

Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Fakulta humanitných a prírodných vied, Katedra pedagogiky, Ul. 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovenská republika

Received April 30, 2014
Accepted June 10, 2014

The ability to think critically is considered a key competence of the 21st century. Empirical findings are absent in Slovakia, therefore one of the goals of this work was to do research to determine the level of critical thinking in students of education. The statistic data was obtained through the analysis of the Watson-Glaser critical thinking assessment test. The sample consisted of 116 students of education at the Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences of University of Presov in Presov.

Funding

The work was supported by the Agency of Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic, the project ITMS: 26110230069.

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