| Title: |
Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, Form-S for Education Majors |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gadzella, Bernadette M.; Stacks, James; Stephens, Rebecca C. |
| Source: |
Journal of Instructional Psychology. Mar 2005 32(1):9-12. |
| Availability: |
Project Innovation, Inc. P.O. Box 8508 Spring Hill Station, Mobile, AL 36689-0508. Tel: 251-343-1878; Fax: 251-343-1878; Web site: http://www.projectinnovation.biz/jip.html |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Physical Description: |
PDF |
| Page Count: |
4 |
| Publication Date: |
2005 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Critical Thinking; Education Majors; Educational Psychology; College Students; Test Validity; Measures (Individuals); Scores; Correlation; Grades (Scholastic); Thinking Skills; Teaching (Occupation); Career Choice |
| ISSN: |
0094-1956 |
| Abstract: |
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal-Form S was a reliable and valid instrument to measure critical thinking for students pursuing a teacher career. The participants were 137 students enrolled in Educational Psychology. The data showed that the alpha for the total WGTA-FS was 0.76 and the split-half correlation was r=0.44. The total WGCTA-FS score correlated significantly with course grades r=0.32, p less than 0.01. Since the range of the course grades was large, further analyses were done to determine the differences between high-grade and low-grade achievers on the WGCTA-FS. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: |
Author |
| Number of References: |
14 |
| Entry Date: |
2007 |
| Access URL: |
http://www.projectinnovation.biz/jip.html |
| Accession Number: |
EJ774132 |
| Database: |
ERIC |