Research Article

Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels

Volume: 54 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of pre-service teachers’ lateral, divergent, computational, and metacognitive thinking levels on their cognitive flexibility, as well as the predictive power of these thinking skills on their cognitive flexibility. This research is a quantitative study conducted in a correlational survey model. The participants of the study consisted of 330 pre-service teachers studying at a state university in Türkiye. “Lateral Thinking Disposition Scale”, “Divergent Thinking Self-Assessment Scale”, “Computational Thinking Scales”, “Metacognitive Strategies Scale” and “Cognitive Flexibility Inventory” were used as data collection tools. AMOS 24 was utilized to examine Confirmatory Factor Analysis of each scale, and SPSS 24 was used for correlation and multiple linear regression analyses. The findings indicated moderate and low statistically significant relationships between variables. It was also revealed that divergent, computational, lateral and metacognitive thinking all predicted cognitive flexibility significantly and all the predictors together explained 33% of cognitive flexibility. The research findings were deliberated in relation to the literature and suggestions were made for teacher educators, curriculum developers and researchers studying on cognitive flexibility and higher-order thinking skills.

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Ethical Statement

Bu araştırmanın planlanması, verilerin toplanması, analizi ve raporlanması sırasında “Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi”nde yer alan etik ilke ve kurallara uyulmuştur. Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği’ne aykırı herhangi bir uygulama yapılmamış ve araştırmaya katılan tüm bireysel katılımcılardan bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 8, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 1

APA
Özer, S., & Başarır, F. (2025). Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(1), 106-139. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470734
AMA
1.Özer S, Başarır F. Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(1):106-139. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470734
Chicago
Özer, Selda, and Fatma Başarır. 2025. “Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (1): 106-39. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470734.
EndNote
Özer S, Başarır F (April 1, 2025) Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 1 106–139.
IEEE
[1]S. Özer and F. Başarır, “Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 106–139, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1470734.
ISNAD
Özer, Selda - Başarır, Fatma. “Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/1 (April 1, 2025): 106-139. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470734.
JAMA
1.Özer S, Başarır F. Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:106–139.
MLA
Özer, Selda, and Fatma Başarır. “Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 106-39, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470734.
Vancouver
1.Selda Özer, Fatma Başarır. Predictive Power of Lateral, Divergent, Computational and Metacognitive Thinking Levels of Pre-Service Teachers on Their Cognitive Flexibility Levels. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;54(1):106-39. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470734

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