Examining Predictors of Social Work Students' Critical Thinking Skills

Bibliographic Data

ID2501290
AuthorsKathleen Holtz Deal (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Joan Pittman (0000-0003-1134-5875, University of Maryland, College Park)
Year2009
Volume10
Issue1
Pages87-102
Publication date2009-03-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/197
OpenAlexW2167660767
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

This study examined BSW, MSW and PhD social work students' (N=72) critical thinking skills using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). Social work students who tested as more open to experience on a personality inventory, took chemistry in college, and reported having both parents with a college degree had higher critical thinking skills. There was a trend toward higher levels of critical thinking as academic levels increased. Implications and recommendations are discussed for social work classrooms, field practica, and admissions

Critical thinking · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Personality · Political science · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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