Analytical Thinking Skills In Higher Education

The purpose of this mixed-method study was to generate information about university students’ analytical thinking skills and the relationship between these skills and academic achievement. Moreover, the study aimed to explore the factors that affect the development of analytical thinking skills. 79 undergraduate students answered scenarios designed by the researchers. Moreover semistructured interviews with 18 students and four instructors were conducted. Results indicated that students’ analytical thinking skill levels were low and the development at university was not at the desired level. Furthermore findings provided some information about the factors affecting the development of students’ analytical thinking skills in higher education.