Actively Open-Minded Thinking, Personality and Critical Thinking in Spanish Adolescents: A Correlational and Predictive Study

Autor/inn/en	Merma-Molina, Gladys; Gavilán-Martín, Diego; Urrea-Solano, Mayra
Titel	Actively Open-Minded Thinking, Personality and Critical Thinking in Spanish Adolescents: A Correlational and Predictive Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 15 (2022) 2, S.579-600 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Personality; Cognitive Processes; Listening Skills; Personality Traits; Perspective Taking; Middle School Students; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Personalität; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Zukunftsperspektive; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Spanien
Abstract	Actively open-minded thinking (AOT) is a crucial aspect in the education of adolescents; however, it has been insufficiently researched in the Spanish context. The purpose of this study is to analyse AOT and its relationship to critical thinking skills and personality. The participants in this research comprise 877 Spanish secondary school students. The study design is multidisciplinary, correlational and predictive. The findings show that personality traits, especially honesty, empathy and solidarity, and critical thinking skills, the development of new knowledge, analytical skills, and not learning by memory, are directly related to AOT. Actively open-minded thinking is the synapse of critical thinking because it allows for the achievement of objectives, reflection on and/or consideration of alternatives before making decisions. It is concluded that AOT is significantly related to the projection and value of critical thinking skills. Personality traits as well as identified competences can be used to integrate specific skills of both kinds of thinking into the educational curriculum. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Gate Association for Teaching and Education. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://e-iji.net/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01