Academic Motivation as a Predictor of the Development of Critical Thinking in Students

Autor/inn/en	Berestova, Anna; Kolosov, Sergey; Tsvetkova, Milena; Grib, Elena
Titel	Academic Motivation as a Predictor of the Development of Critical Thinking in Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 14 (2022) 3, S.1041-1054 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Berestova, Anna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2050-7003
DOI	10.1108/JARHE-02-2021-0081
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Predictor Variables; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Skill Development; College Students; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Cognitive Tests; Russia; Bulgaria; Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Prädiktor; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Collegestudent; Schulleistung; Ausland; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Russland; Bulgarien
Abstract	Purpose: The study deals with the problems of development of critical thinking among university students, its connection with motivation for learning and academic achievements of students. The purpose of the study is to define the relationship between academic motivation and critical thinking. Design/methodology/approach: The study involved a survey based on the academic motivation scale. A total of 520 students from four universities in Russia and one Bulgaria University were interviewed. Findings: The analysis of the questionnaires showed that among the students surveyed the types of motivation contributing to self-development and analysis predominate, namely self-development, cognitive, achievement and self-esteem motivation. The null hypothesis of the study that there was no difference between the average score of the critical thinking test (Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, WGCTA) for total sample and the results of students with dominant types of academic motivation that contribute to critical thinking was rejected. Originality/value: It was revealed that academic motivation has a notable effect on critical thinking and can become a predictor of its development. Several ways have been proposed to track and help students with low academic motivation: regular testing, identification of students with amotivation and strong extrinsic motivation, and psychological support for such students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01