The effect of critical thinking skills training on improvement of creativity, academic self-efficacy, and psychological well-being among first-year high-school girls

Subject Areas : Educational

Atefeh Saedi ¹ , Mohammad Ali Zarei ² , Maryam Nasiri ³

1 - Education Management, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Family Counseling, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.
3 - Clinical Psychology, Ahwaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran.

Received: 2020-01-28 Accepted : 2020-06-20 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Critical thinking skills, academic self-efficacy, creativity psychological well-being, high school first course female students,

Abstract :

The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of critical thinking skills training on improving creativity, academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being of students in Ahvaz. The study was conducted on a quasi-experimental basis with the control group. The research statistical population included all female first-year high-school students of Ahvaz city.By purposive sampling, 30 students were selected as study sample and randomly assigned into two equal groups of experimental and control. Research instruments included the Abedi Creativity Questionnaire (Abedi, 2003), the Murises Educational Self-Efficacy Scale (Murises, 2001), and the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989). To analyze the data, inferential statistical methods were used such as univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and SPSS statistical software (Version 25). The findings showed that the applied intervention increased the levels of creativity, academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being of students. Therefore, the intervention of critical thinking skills training to help female students is effective and recommended.

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