@article{article_801417, title={Analysis on the Reflective Thinking Skills of the 7th and 8th Grade Students toward Problem Solving}, journal={Kastamonu Education Journal}, volume={30}, pages={362–377}, year={2022}, DOI={10.24106/kefdergi.801417}, author={Kilit, Büşra and Güner, Pınar}, keywords={Mathematics education, Middle school students, Problem solving, Reflective thinking skill, Reflective thinking skill}, abstract={<p>This study aims to analyze the reflective thinking skills of the 7th and 8th grade students toward problem solving. Using both <br />qualitative and quantitative data collection tools, this study draws on the mixed-methods design. The sample consists of a total <br />of 167 students, including 78 female and 89 male students studying in a middle school in the district of Fatih, province of <br />Istanbul, Turkey in the 2019-2020 academic year. To that end, this study benefits from “The Reflective Thinking Ability Scale <br />towards Problem Solving” and a personal information form to gather quantitative data. Qualitative data are obtained through <br />reflective dialogue forms that present the semi-structured interview questions. The analysis of the quantitative data is <br />performed through descriptive statistics methods, independent samples t-test, correlation analysis whereas the analysis of the <br />qualitative data is conducted through descriptive analysis. The analyses performed in this study ascertain that the reflective <br />thinking ability of the students toward problem solving is high. This study also concludes that there is a significant correlation <br />between this ability and mathematics achievement whilst there is no such significant correlation across genders and grade <br />levels. Based on the analysis of the qualitative data, it is notable that the reflections of the students are lacking and inadequate <br />in each sub-dimension of reflective thinking, namely, questioning, reasoning and evaluation sub-dimensions, as well as in this <br />ability in general.  <br /> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Kastamonu University}