Desarrollo de pensamiento crítico de estudiantes rurales en los tres niveles de bachillerato de las parroquias Javier Loyola y Solano

Abstract

This study aims to know the level of critical thinking in high school students from the rural sector in the Ecuadorian highlands, as well as its correlation between critical thinking dimensions and school grade levels. The importance of developing critical thinking lies in the need to train high school students with a critical spirit, who know how to discern in the face of the avalanche of information contained in virtual networks; this through the exercise of reasoning and reflection, prior to decision-making and problem solving. The methodology used is quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive in scope; the population is 129 students in the three high school levels of two educational units. For the data investigation, two instruments were coupled and merged: The Individual Generic Competences Questionnaire (CCGI), which inquires about the self-perception of critical thinking (disposition) and the Thinking Skills Test (PHP), which is applied in the reasoning processes. The results show a basic level of thought development, as well as significant differences between the dimensions disposition and reasoning processes, respectively; on the other hand, no correlation was demonstrated between school grade levels.