Neelam Shahzadi, Muhammad Ayub Buzdar.
Analysis of University Students` Thinking Skills.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;17(2):23-6.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of different thinking skills among the university students and find out the impact of gender on the thinking skills of university students. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF THE STUDY: The study was conducted in different departments of GCWUF, GCUF and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad from 01-07-2016 to 30-06-2017. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The 670 students of different universities were included in this sample. The rational experiential inventory (REI) and questionnaire of reflective thinking (QRT) were adapted to collect the required data. The questionnaire of reflective thinking measured the four dimensions of habitual action, understanding, reflection and critical reflection and the REI measured the rational and experiential thinking of university students. RESULTS: Findings of this study revealed that understanding of the university students` was higher than the habitual action, reflection, and critical reflection. The rational thinking of university students was more comprehensive than the experiential thinking of university students. CONCLUSION: The university students` rational thinking was higher than the experiential thinking. However, the subscale wise comparison acknowledged that mean score of understanding was also higher than the other types of thinking skills.

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