Assessing Critical Thinking Skills in Polytechnic
Nurul Shida Noni1, Abdul Halim Abdullah2
1Nurul Shida Noni, Department of Mathematics Science and Computer, Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan, Malaysia.
2Abdul Halim Abdullah, Faculty of Education, University Technology, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 17 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 23 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 November 2019 | PP: 628-633 | Volume-8 Issue-2S9 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: B11320982S919/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1132.0982S919
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Abstract: The level of critical thinking skills and its relationship to CGPA is investigated in this study. 80 men and 21 women from two engineer-ing department at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan participating in this investigation. This research utilized The Malaysian Critical Thinking Skills Instrument-MyCT which consists of 60 items. Data analysis were performed using SPSS 22.0 for descriptive and inferential statis-tics. Comparative findings across studies revealed that the critical thinking level of engineering students at Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan was intermediate (47.42%). The Mann-Whitney U test determines the variables between four categories in critical thinking skills and obtained no significant differences. The correlation of commuting between critical thinking skills as calculated with Spearman’s rho is not statistically significant. There was a negative weak correlation for analytical and logical (r=-0.098). Analysis of the computed find-ings revealed that the critical thinking is at a moderate level but weak in analytical and logical and disposition skills. In conclusion, lec-turers must be more sensitive to this phenomenon, in which the emphasis on analytical and logical and disposition are important in teach-ing and learning.
Keywords: Critical Thinking; Polytechnic; Engineering, Mathematics; Students.
Scope of the Article: Cryptography and Applied Mathematics