The effect of critical thinking training on academic adjustment of female students with high school exam anxiety in district one of Tabriz Community Verified icon

bahare abdoli¹ bahram aslefatahi²

1) Master of Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch Community Verified icon
2) h Assistant Professor of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch, Iran Community Verified icon

IOI Code : XEBA-GKBAD
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was the effect of teaching critical thinking on students academic adjustment. This research was a quasi-experimental method of pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population of this study was female high school students in district one of Tabriz. From this population, 60 people were randomly selected into intervention and control groups (30 people for each group). The intervention group was exposed to critical thinking training and the control group did not receive any interventions. The test anxiety and social adjustment questionnaire was used. The results showed that critical thinking training has an effect on students academic adjustment. Community Verified icon

Keywords : critical thinking academic adjustment exam anxiety