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Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students' Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 4, 193 - 217, 24.10.2025

Hasan Aydın , Meltem Zebil , Ömer Faruk Vural

https://doi.org/10.55236/tuara.1699612

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the interaction of lifelong learning skills and critical thinking tendencies of individuals in the second level of primary education. While the universe of the research consists of individuals in the second level of secondary school primary education affiliated to the Beykoz District Directorate of National Education in Istanbul Province; The sample consists of 400 students determined by simple random sampling method. In the study, firstly, literature review was made and similar studies were evaluated. In the study, relational survey model was applied by conducting quantitative research. With the necessary permissions, the 30-item "Lifelong Learning Scale" and the 21-item "Critical Thinking Tendency" scales were applied to the students. Cronbach's alpha value of the "Lifelong Learning Scale" was 0.871 and the data were evaluated with the Mann Whitney U test and the Kruskal Wallis test; Cronbach's Alpha value of the "Critical Thinking Tendency Scale" was .87 and the data were interpreted with ttesi and Anova. In line with the scale results, a strong positive relationship was found between lifelong learning skills and critical thinking tendencies, and this relationship was observed at a strong level especially between "Communication and Productivity" and "Dialectical Thinking". However, no significant and significant interaction was found between "Self-Confidence" and the sub-dimensions of critical thinking tendencies.

Keywords

Lifelong learning skills Critical thinking tendency Middle school students

References

  • Zmigrod, L. (2022). A Psychology of ideology: Unpacking the psychological structure of ideological thinking. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 17, 1072–1092. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916211044140
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Primary Language English
Subjects Lifelong learning
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Hasan Aydın 0009-0003-0326-9574

Meltem Zebil 0009-0008-0742-171X

Ömer Faruk Vural 0000-0002-1520-3762

Publication Date October 24, 2025
Submission Date May 14, 2025
Acceptance Date September 27, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 7 Issue: 4

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APA Aydın, H., Zebil, M., & Vural, Ö. F. (2025). Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal, 7(4), 193-217. https://doi.org/10.55236/tuara.1699612
AMA Aydın H, Zebil M, Vural ÖF. Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal. October 2025;7(4):193-217. doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612
Chicago Aydın, Hasan, Meltem Zebil, and Ömer Faruk Vural. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills”. The Universal Academic Research Journal 7, no. 4 (October 2025): 193-217. https://doi.org/10.55236/tuara.1699612.
EndNote Aydın H, Zebil M, Vural ÖF (October 1, 2025) Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal 7 4 193–217.
IEEE H. Aydın, M. Zebil, and Ö. F. Vural, “Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills”, The Universal Academic Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 193–217, 2025, doi: 10.55236/tuara.1699612.
ISNAD Aydın, Hasan et al. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills”. The Universal Academic Research Journal 7/4 (October2025), 193-217. https://doi.org/10.55236/tuara.1699612.
JAMA Aydın H, Zebil M, Vural ÖF. Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal. 2025;7:193–217.
MLA Aydın, Hasan et al. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills”. The Universal Academic Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, 2025, pp. 193-17, doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612.
Vancouver Aydın H, Zebil M, Vural ÖF. Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal. 2025;7(4):193-217.