2010
DOI: 10.4304/jltr.1.6.830-837
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The Relationship between Test Takers‟ Critical Thinking Ability and their Performance on the Reading Section of TOEFL

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“…This shows that there exists a positive relationship between the participants' critical thinking ability and their reading comprehension scores. The result is in accordance with the findings of Fahim et al (2010) came to the conclusion that test takers with higher critical thinking abilities showed better performance on reading comprehension section of TOEFL.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
“…This shows that there exists a positive relationship between the participants' critical thinking ability and their reading comprehension scores. The result is in accordance with the findings of Fahim et al (2010) came to the conclusion that test takers with higher critical thinking abilities showed better performance on reading comprehension section of TOEFL.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
“…Barnes (2005) asserts in her article that "Personally and professionally, participation in the critical thinking 'movement' has changed me and many of my colleagues forever."(p. 12) Finally, it should be mentioned that only through well-designed, long-term planning such a significant notion of critical thinking can be developed in our educational system. Short-term strategies are needed, undeniably.…”
Section: Discussion and Implication For Pedagogymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many researchers have asserted the influential role of critical thinking in students' academic achievement (e.g., Birjandi & Bagherkazemi, 2010;Fahim, Bagherkazemi, & Alemi, 2010). Critical thinking ability has been identified as one of the constructs which has been proven to be a good predictor of academic performance (Tsui, 1999).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%