The relationships between influencing factors and critical thinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiary institutions

The relationships between influencing factors and critical thinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiary institutions

This study aims to identify the relationships between influencing factors and criticalthinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiaryinstitutions. The study also analyses the contribution of the influencing factors towardscritical thinking skills. Quantitative ap...

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description This study aims to identify the relationships between influencing factors and criticalthinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiaryinstitutions. The study also analyses the contribution of the influencing factors towardscritical thinking skills. Quantitative approach with survey research design was adopted forthis study. A number of 226 undergraduates who enrolled in early childhood educationprogramme from public tertiary institutions were chosen as the respondents. Data wereanalysed using descriptive and inferential analyses. The descriptive analysis explained thelevel of critical thinking skills and the influencing factors of the critical thinkingskills. The inferential statistics which involved Pearson correlation and multiple regressionanalyses explained the relationships and contribution between the studied variables. Thefindings showed that the respondents have a moderate level of critical thinking skillswhich was (M = 50.60, SD = 8.467) The environment factor was at a high level (M = 4.14, SD = 0.530)while the quality of teaching factor was at a moderate level (M = 3.52, SD = 0.553) and themotivation factor was also at a moderate level (M = 3.44, SD = 0.529). Pearson correlation analysisshowed that there were significant relationships between the environment and the criticalthinking skills r(226)= 0.757, (p
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spelling oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:53072020-10-19 The relationships between influencing factors and critical thinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiary institutions 2018 Poon, Thin Fook LB Theory and practice of education This study aims to identify the relationships between influencing factors and criticalthinking skills among undergraduates of early childhood education in public tertiaryinstitutions. The study also analyses the contribution of the influencing factors towardscritical thinking skills. Quantitative approach with survey research design was adopted forthis study. A number of 226 undergraduates who enrolled in early childhood educationprogramme from public tertiary institutions were chosen as the respondents. Data wereanalysed using descriptive and inferential analyses. The descriptive analysis explained thelevel of critical thinking skills and the influencing factors of the critical thinkingskills. The inferential statistics which involved Pearson correlation and multiple regressionanalyses explained the relationships and contribution between the studied variables. Thefindings showed that the respondents have a moderate level of critical thinking skillswhich was (M = 50.60, SD = 8.467) The environment factor was at a high level (M = 4.14, SD = 0.530)while the quality of teaching factor was at a moderate level (M = 3.52, SD = 0.553) and themotivation factor was also at a moderate level (M = 3.44, SD = 0.529). Pearson correlation analysisshowed that there were significant relationships between the environment and the criticalthinking skills r(226)= 0.757, (p 2018 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=5307 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=5307 text eng closedAccess Masters Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia Abdul Rahman M.A., Nuri A.E., Mahari, M.A., Zulqarnain, A.B. & Raja A.I.R.Y.(2012). 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