Araştırmanın amacı düşünme stilleri envanterinin geçerlilik ve güvenirlilik çalışmasını yeniden yapıp, Kars ili merkez ilçesinde Genel ve Anadolu liselerine devam eden öğrencilerinin düşünme stillerini bazı sosyo-demografik değişkenler açısından incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Kars ili merkez ilçesinde Genel ve Anadolu liselerine devam eden lise öğrencilerinin; lise türü, cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi açısından düşünme stilleri envanterinin alt ölçekleri arasında anlamlı farklılığın olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışma tarama modelindedir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Fer (2005) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Düşünme Stilleri Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışma için Düşünme Stilleri Envanterinin 313 öğrenci ile yapılan uygulaması sonucunda ise beş alt ölçekli maddelik formunun toplamda Cronbach Alfa güvenirlilik değeri .97’dir. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin algıladıkları iş görüler düzeyi, yasayapıcı, yürütmeci, yargılayıcı ve toplam boyutlarında lise türlerine göre anlamlı biçimde farklılaşmamaktadır. Ancak sınıf düzeyine göre yargılayıcı ve toplam boyutlarında anlamlı bir farklılaşma görülmektedir
Review of literature at both national and international level shows that a number of
qualitative and quantitative studies have investigated the relationship of thinking styles with
several variables (gender, age, grade level, academic success, learning styles, and
metacognition). For instance, Sünbül (2004) evaluated the Thinking Styles Questionnaire
(TSQ) in terms of language equivalence, validity, and reliability and found the reliability coefficiency in relation to internal consistency and score stableness to be at sufficient level.
Sofo (2005) investigated Chinese leaders’ views on thinking processes, things they
value in thinking styles, and their thinking preferences. Balgamış and Baloğlu (2010)
analysed the thinking styles of education directors in the city of Tokat and searched how
thinking styles change according to variables such as age, gender, years of experience, and
school type. The study was conducted with 241 school directors who were recruited using
convenience sampling method. Findings show that directors mostly preferred hierarchic,
executive, and external thinking styles and the least preferred thinking styles were found to
be conservative, oligarchic, and local thinking styles. Independent variable dimensions also
demonstrated statistically significant differences. Tok and Sevinç (2010) investigated the
effects of the thinking skills education program on pre-school prospective teachers’
perceptions concerning their critical thinking and problem solving skills. The thinking skills
education program used in the study was based on Robert J. Sternberg’s Theory of
Successful Intelligence. Results indicate that all post-test scores of the education group in the
Critical Reasoning Power Scale, except for ‚commenting,‛ were higher than the scores in the
pre-test. Post-test scores of the education group were found to be statistically higher than the
post-test scores of both groups in the Critical Reasoning Power Scale total scores. Palut (2008)
investigated the relationship between parent attitudes and thinking styles proposed in the
framework of ‚Mental Self Government‛ by Sternberg (1995). Results show that there is a
positive relationship between providing children with attitudes that enhance
care/psychological autonomy and children’s critical, innovative, and hierarchical thinking
styles.
Other ID | JA22GE78JY |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | April 1, 2013 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |