Assessing Postgraduate Students' Critical Thinking Ability

Muhammad Javed*, Muhammad Atif Nawaz**, Ansa Qurat-Ul-Ain***
* Lecturer, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
** Lecturer, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
*** Doctoral (Psychology) Candidate, Awang Had Saleh Graduate School, College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Periodicity:August - October'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.9.2.3651

Abstract

This paper addresses to assess the critical thinking ability of postgraduate students. The target population was the male and female students at University level in Pakistan. A small sample of 45 male and 45 female students were selected randomly from The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Cornell Critical Thinking Test Series, The Cornell Class- Reasoning Test, Form X developed by Ennis (1964) were used to assess the students' critical thinking ability. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the data. The percentage was calculated to assess the students' critical thinking ability. The t-test was used to make comparison of the students' ability on gender bases. The analysis, based on t-value, revealed an insignificant difference between the critical thinking ability of male and female students. Recommendations were furnished in order to improve the students’ critical thinking skills.

Keywords

Critical Thinking Ability, Class Reasoning, Postgraduate Students.

How to Cite this Article?

Javed, M., Nawaz, M. A., and Qurat-Ul-Ain, A. (2015). Assessing Postgraduate Students' Critical Thinking Ability.i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 9(2), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.9.2.3651

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