Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinin bilişsel esneklik ve motivasyonel dinamiklerinin yaratıcı düşünme becerileri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. İlişkisel tarama modelinde tasarlanan bu nicel çalışma, 2024-2025 akademik yılında Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, İskenderun Teknik Üniversitesi ve Gaziantep Üniversitesi'nden kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen 417 lisans öğrencisiyle yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Bilişsel Esneklik Ölçeği, Akademik Motivasyon Ölçeği ve Marmara Yaratıcı Düşünme Eğilimleri Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veriler IBM SPSS Statistics 27 programı ile analiz edilmiş, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular, öğrencilerin akademik motivasyon düzeylerinin orta-üst seviyede (X̄=4,62), bilişsel esneklik düzeylerinin orta-yüksek seviyede (X̄=4,30) ve yaratıcı düşünme eğilimlerinin orta-yüksek düzeyde (X̄=3,77) olduğunu göstermiştir. Korelasyon analizi sonuçları, bilişsel esneklik ile yaratıcı düşünme arasında güçlü pozitif ilişki (r=0,695, p<0,01), akademik motivasyon ile yaratıcı düşünme arasında zayıf pozitif ilişki (r=0,328, p<0,01) olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizi, bilişsel esnekliğin yaratıcı düşünme eğilimindeki varyansın %53'ünü açıkladığını ve en güçlü yordayıcı olduğunu (β=0,601) göstermiştir. Dışsal motivasyonun tanınma boyutu da yaratıcı düşünmeyi anlamlı şekilde yordamaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları, yaratıcı düşünmenin geliştirilmesinde bilişsel esnekliğin kritik rolünü vurgulamakta ve yükseköğretim kurumlarına öğrencilerin esneklik ve uyum becerilerini geliştiren eğitim programları tasarlama konusunda önemli çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.
Bilişsel esneklik akademik motivasyon yaratıcı düşünme üniversite öğrencileri hiyerarşik regresyon analizi
This study aims to examine the effects of university students' cognitive flexibility and motivational dynamics on their creative thinking skills. Designed as a quantitative study using a correlational survey model, this research was conducted with 417 undergraduate students selected through convenience sampling from Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Iskenderun Technical University, and Gaziantep University during the 2024-2025 academic year. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale, Academic Motivation Scale, and Marmara Creative Thinking Tendencies Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27 software, and Pearson correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were applied.
The findings showed that students' academic motivation levels were at a medium-high level (X̄=4.62), their cognitive flexibility levels were at a medium-high level (X̄=4.30), and their creative thinking tendencies were at a medium-high level (X̄=3.77). Correlation analysis results revealed a strong positive relationship between cognitive flexibility and creative thinking (r=0.695, p<0.01) and a weak positive relationship between academic motivation and creative thinking (r=0.328, p<0.01). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that cognitive flexibility explained 53% of the variance in creative thinking tendency and was the strongest predictor (β=0.601). The recognition dimension of extrinsic motivation also significantly predicted creative thinking. The research results emphasize the critical role of cognitive flexibility in developing creative thinking and provide important implications for higher education institutions to design educational programs that develop students' flexibility and adaptability skills.
Cognitive flexibility academic motivation creative thinking university students hierarchical regression analysis
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | Curriculum Development in Education, Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Submission Date | December 18, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | April 22, 2026 |
| Publication Date | April 30, 2026 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57135/jier.1844285 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA23JW75ZF |
| Published in Issue | Year 2026 Volume: 10 Issue: 23 |
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