DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.12, No. 09)Publication Date: 2024-09-15
Authors : Shanti Tejwani; Shuchi Ojha;
Page : 1259-1263
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop a critical thinking test for B.Ed. trainees. The developmentalresearchmethod was used for the construction of the test. A sample of 238 and 276 trainees were selected purposively from the various B.Ed. colleges affiliated to DAVV, Indorefor the preliminary tryout and establishing the reliability of the test respectively. Most of the Critical Thinking Tests are constructed in the foreign countries and some of tests are constructed in Indian context, but the test which are constructed in Indian context, emphasis is given on aspects related to Process of Thinking, Product of Thinking, in one tool whereas in another tools Interpretation, Analysis, Evaluation, Inference, Explanation and Self - regulation related items were included. In these tools dimensions like facts, opinion, induction-deduction reasoning are not included, so investigators decided to construct a Critical Thinking Skill Test for assessing the B.Ed. trainees Critical Thinking Skill. Content validity /face validity was used for the validation of the assessment and test-retest method was used for establishing the reliability of the test. The result showed the test was validly developed with the reliability coefficient 0.91.
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