Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study

This study assessed the present level of critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students, followed by the exploration of their relationship. The differences in gender and course of study on these two variables were also examined. A total of 60 graduate students from the...

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Main Author: Kang, Fong Luan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/1/ICERP2015-13.pdf
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description This study assessed the present level of critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students, followed by the exploration of their relationship. The differences in gender and course of study on these two variables were also examined. A total of 60 graduate students from the Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) completed the self-administered structured questionnaires. Findings suggested that the graduate students have moderate critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence. Additionally, there was a significant strong positive correlation (r=.619) between critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students. However, there were no significant differences in gender and course of study on critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students. Generalization was however limited to the educational studies graduate students and the variables under study merely described the values that respondents ascribed to, not actual behaviors.
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spelling upm-663442019-02-13T06:29:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/ Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study Kang, Fong Luan This study assessed the present level of critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students, followed by the exploration of their relationship. The differences in gender and course of study on these two variables were also examined. A total of 60 graduate students from the Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) completed the self-administered structured questionnaires. Findings suggested that the graduate students have moderate critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence. Additionally, there was a significant strong positive correlation (r=.619) between critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students. However, there were no significant differences in gender and course of study on critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of graduate students. Generalization was however limited to the educational studies graduate students and the variables under study merely described the values that respondents ascribed to, not actual behaviors. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/1/ICERP2015-13.pdf Kang, Fong Luan (2015) Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study. In: 3rd International Conference on Educational Research and Practice (ICERP 2015), 25-26 Aug. 2015, The Everly, Putrajaya. (pp. 252-259).
spellingShingle Kang, Fong Luan
Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title_full Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title_fullStr Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title_short Graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
title_sort graduate students' critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence: a pilot study
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66344/1/ICERP2015-13.pdf