Research Article

An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy

Volume: 46 Number: 2 October 15, 2017
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyze the relation between prospective classroom teachers’ critical thinking standards and their attitudes towards democracy. The research was carried out with prospective teachers who are from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades and who study at the Department of Elementary Teaching at Cukurova University. The study used random sampling method. The research group holds a total of 326 prospective teachers. The study deployed two data collection tools. "Attitude Scale for Democracy" and "Critical Thinking Standards Scale". Pearson product-moment correlation and multivariate variance analysis were used during the data analysis. Research results have demonstrated a positive and medium level of significant relationship between prospective teachers' critical thinking standards and their attitudes towards democracy. The dimensions of critical thinking standards such as depth-breadth-sufficiency, precision-accuracy and significance-relevance-clarity dimensions were found to have a significant relationship with the attitude towards democracy and three variables account for about 38% of the attitude towards democracy.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 15, 2017

Submission Date

March 3, 2017

Acceptance Date

September 14, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 46 Number: 2

APA
Aslan, S., & Aybek, B. (2017). An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 46(2), 458-471. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.296276
AMA
1.Aslan S, Aybek B. An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2017;46(2):458-471. doi:10.14812/cuefd.296276
Chicago
Aslan, Serkan, and Birsel Aybek. 2017. “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 46 (2): 458-71. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.296276.
EndNote
Aslan S, Aybek B (October 1, 2017) An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 46 2 458–471.
IEEE
[1]S. Aslan and B. Aybek, “An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 458–471, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.296276.
ISNAD
Aslan, Serkan - Aybek, Birsel. “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 46/2 (October 1, 2017): 458-471. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.296276.
JAMA
1.Aslan S, Aybek B. An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2017;46:458–471.
MLA
Aslan, Serkan, and Birsel Aybek. “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 46, no. 2, Oct. 2017, pp. 458-71, doi:10.14812/cuefd.296276.
Vancouver
1.Serkan Aslan, Birsel Aybek. An Investigation of the Relationship between Prospective Classroom Teachers’ Critical Thinking Standards and Their Attitudes Towards Democracy. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2017 Oct. 1;46(2):458-71. doi:10.14812/cuefd.296276

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