Comparison of Development of Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Irrational of Female Adolescents in Tabriz High School

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The study of cognitive development has been one of the researches’ interests, since through the comprehensive study of this subject, the reasons of its drawbacks could be identificed and it could be planned for the improvement of these skills. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the way of development of critical thinking, creative thinking and irrational evaluation in adolescence. Therefore, using random cluster method, 300 students in grades 8, 10, and 12 were selected. They completed California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CTDI), Torrance tests of creative thinking, and irrational evaluation inventory.
Data were analyzed by a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). Results showed that there was a significant difference between groups in terms of components of critical thinking, transcendence regarding academic year.

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