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دراسة ميدانية على عينة من طلبة الدراسات العليا بكلية الآداب - جامعة بنغازي

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the level of critical thinking and the ability to solve problems among a sample of postgraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Benghazi. It also sought to determine whether there are differences in the level of critical thinking and problem-solving ability among the sample that can be attributed to the gender variable. Additionally, the study aimed to assess the level of critical thinking within the study sample.

     The study sample consisted of 70 students, including 61 females and 9 males. The study utilized the Critical Thinking Scale modified by J.V. Pertti (1992) with the help of the SOLO classification and the analytical model of MSTEPS (1988), translated by Nabil Bahri (1996) and re-standardized in 2007. The Problem-Solving Ability Scale, prepared by Nazyah Hamdi (1998), was also used. The study employed the descriptive method and appropriate statistical techniques using the SPSS program.

     The study concluded the following results: there is a significant positive correlation between the level of critical thinking and the ability to solve problems. There are differences in the level of critical thinking attributed to gender, favoring females, while there are no differences in problem-solving ability according to the gender variable. The current study also found a low level of critical thinking among the study sample.