Degree of Critical Thinking Skills Acquisition and its Relation to Gender among Students of Educational Sciences Department at Ajloun College.
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The study aimed to identify the degree of possession of critical thinking skills among the students of the Department of Educational Sciences at Ajloun University College in Jordan and its relationship with gender variable. The descriptive method was used. The study sample consisted of 280 students representing all disciplines and levels of study. The results of the study showed that the degree of possession of critical thinking skills among the sample of the study was below the educational level, and the results of the study To study the existence of differences in the level of critical thinking skills according to gender and in favor of males.
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