The relationship between critical thinking and meta cognition with Learning Styles and Academic Success in students of Islamic Azad University Branch Ahvaz
Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning
1 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اهواز
Keywords: academic success, critical thinking, Meta cognition, learning styles, Students,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to investigate The relationship between critical thinking and meta cognition with learning styles and academic success in students of Islamic Azad University Branch Ahvaz. The sample of research included 400 subjects(200 boy and 200 girls) who were selected based on stratified random sampling. For the measurement of the variable, California critical thinking disposition inventory (CCTST), State metacognitin invertory (ESM) and Learning style inventory (LSI) were used. The research was canonic correlation and data analysis by canonical correlation revealed: there were relations between critical thinking and meta cognition with learning styles and academic success all of students. The results also revealed that: there is the strongestcor relation between Absorptive learning style Spiritual Intelligencefrom first setofvariables(independent) and meta cognition from second setofvariables(dependent).
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