Critical Thinking and Effective Personality in the Framework of Education for Sustainable Development

Autor/inn/en	Merma-Molina, Gladys; Gavilán-Martín, Diego; Baena-Morales, Salvador; Urrea-Solano, Mayra
Titel	Critical Thinking and Effective Personality in the Framework of Education for Sustainable Development
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 12 (2022), Artikel 28 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Merma-Molina, Gladys) ORCID (Gavilán-Martín, Diego) ORCID (Baena-Morales, Salvador) ORCID (Urrea-Solano, Mayra)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Critical Thinking; Personality Traits; Sustainable Development; Foreign Countries; Measures (Individuals); Self Concept Measures; Self Efficacy; Self Esteem; Scores; Elementary School Students; Problem Solving; Decision Making Skills; Spain; California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Denken; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ausland; Messdaten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Problemlösen; Spanien
Abstract	According to UNESCO, critical thinking (CT) is a strategic skill for the 21st century, as it is associated with attitudes of personal and social change and improvement. Based on this, the objectives of this study were (1) to find out the possible relationships between CT and effective personality (EP) and (2) to determine the extent to which EP predicts the development of CT in children and adolescents. The research approach was quantitative, correlational and predictive. The sample consisted of 562 Spanish students. The measurement instruments were: (1) the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and (2) the Efficacy Personality Questionnaire. The main findings showed that there is a positive relationship between EP and CT, with the traits "being enthusiastic", "developing positive self-esteem" and "having self-confidence" correlating most strongly with CT. The regression analysis shows that EP influences the development of students' CT. There were no significant differences according to sex, and Primary Education students obtained higher CT scores. It is concluded that the better the promotion of EP, the greater the CT development will be. This suggests the need to design educational programmes for the improvement of EP, especially in adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01