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

Hasan Aydın; Meltem Zebil; Ömer Faruk Vural

doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612

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

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.

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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

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Lifelong learning

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hasan Aydın ^*
0009-0003-0326-9574
Türkiye

Meltem Zebil
0009-0008-0742-171X
Türkiye

Ömer Faruk Vural
0000-0002-1520-3762
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 24, 2025

Submission Date

May 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 4

DOI

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

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA68YT99RL

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RIS / Bibtex

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

1.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. doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612

Chicago

Aydın, Hasan, Meltem Zebil, and Ömer Faruk Vural. 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.

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

[1]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, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.55236/tuara.1699612.

ISNAD

Aydın, Hasan - Zebil, Meltem - Vural, Ömer Faruk. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills”. The Universal Academic Research Journal 7/4 (October 1, 2025): 193-217. https://doi.org/10.55236/tuara.1699612.

JAMA

1.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, Oct. 2025, pp. 193-17, doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612.

Vancouver

1.Hasan Aydın, Meltem Zebil, Ömer Faruk Vural. Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Critical Thinking Tendencies and Lifelong Learning Skills. The Universal Academic Research Journal. 2025 Oct. 1;7(4):193-217. doi:10.55236/tuara.1699612