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Differences in Critical Thinking : Relating Sex, Grade to Critical Thinking and Academic Achievement  

HWANG, Hee-Sook (Pukyong National University)
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Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education / v.17, no.2, 2005 , pp. 240-251 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between critical thinking and academic achievement. Subjects were 396 junior and 371 senior high school students in Busan. The instruments used in this study were Cornell Critical Thinking Test and Academic Achievement Test. The results were as follows : First, there was a sinificant grade level difference in critical thinking. Second, there was a signficant sex difference in critical thinking and there was a significant interaction effect by grade level and sex. Third, critical thinking was significantly related to the students' academic achievement. The implications were discussed and recommendations for future research were made.
Keywords
Critical thinking; Academic achievement; Thinking skills;
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