Research Article

Analysis of Children's Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions

Volume: 12 Number: 1 March 29, 2026
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Analysis of Children's Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions

Abstract

The scope of this research involves an investigate and interpret the award-winning children's books in terms of including critical thinking skills. The method of the research was determined as the document analysis method in this thesis. The data from the award-winning children's books were analyzed and interpreted according to the cognitive and affective strategies of critical thinking skills 35 dimensions of critical thinking developed by Paul et al. were used as the scale of the research during the Analysis. Award-winning children's books selected as the scope of the thesis were examined in terms of critical thinking dimensions. According to the final analysis, it was determined that these books include most of the dimensions in the cognitive and affective strategies of critical thinking. As a conclusion, the analysis revealed that the award-winning children's books were appropriate in quality and quantity in terms of including critical thinking skills. As a suggestion, others award-winning books can be studied for the further searches.

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Ethical Statement

During the preparation and writing process of this study, the scientific, ethical, and citation rules within the scope of the "Guidelines for Scientific Research and Publication Ethics in Higher Education Institutions" were followed; no falsification was made to the collected data, and this study was not submitted to any other academic publication medium for evaluation. Since the review was conducted based on existing works, Ethics Committee approval was not required.

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References

  1. Güneş, F. (2021). What is Thinking? How is it Taught? In EK Memiş and A. Kaçar (Eds.), Critical and Analytical Thinking. (1st Edition) (pp. 1-25). Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Halpern, D.F. (1999). Teaching for critical Thinking: Helping college students develop the skills and dispositions of a critical Thinker. New directions. for teaching and learning, 1999(80), 69-74.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 29, 2026

Submission Date

March 8, 2026

Acceptance Date

March 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 12 Number: 1

APA
Öncü, M., & Demiral, H. (2026). Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions. International Journal of Field Education, 12(1), 19-44. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1905185
AMA
1.Öncü M, Demiral H. Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions. IJOFE. 2026;12(1):19-44. doi:10.32570/ijofe.1905185
Chicago
Öncü, Meral, and Hilmi Demiral. 2026. “Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions”. International Journal of Field Education 12 (1): 19-44. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1905185.
EndNote
Öncü M, Demiral H (March 1, 2026) Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions. International Journal of Field Education 12 1 19–44.
IEEE
[1]M. Öncü and H. Demiral, “Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions”, IJOFE, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 19–44, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.32570/ijofe.1905185.
ISNAD
Öncü, Meral - Demiral, Hilmi. “Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions”. International Journal of Field Education 12/1 (March 1, 2026): 19-44. https://doi.org/10.32570/ijofe.1905185.
JAMA
1.Öncü M, Demiral H. Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions. IJOFE. 2026;12:19–44.
MLA
Öncü, Meral, and Hilmi Demiral. “Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions”. International Journal of Field Education, vol. 12, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 19-44, doi:10.32570/ijofe.1905185.
Vancouver
1.Meral Öncü, Hilmi Demiral. Analysis of Children’s Literature Books According to Critical Thinking Dimensions. IJOFE. 2026 Mar. 1;12(1):19-44. doi:10.32570/ijofe.1905185