Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment to Portugal: effect of disciplinary area and academic level on critical thinking

• Autores: Amanda Helena Rodrigues Franco, Patrício Soares Costa, Leandro S. Almeida
• Localización: Anales de psicología, ISSN-e 1695-2294, ISSN 0212-9728, Vol. 34, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 292-298
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.6018/analesps.34.2.272401
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Traducción, adaptación y validación del Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment en Portugal: efecto del área disciplinaria y nivel académico en el pensamiento crítico
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    Actualmente el pensamiento crítico es fundamental, lo dicen las instituciones de enseñanza superior, las empresas y la sociedad. El objetivo de este estudio fue traducir, adaptar y evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de la versión portuguesa del test Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (Halpern, 2012), administrado a 333 estudiantes universitarios. Además, se quiso analizar si hay diferencias en los scores totales en función del área cientí- fica de estudios y del nivel académico de los estudiantes. Los resultados apoyan la validez de la versión portuguesa del test e indican diferencias en las dos variables. Estos resultados tienen interés para investigación futura conducida en Portugal y para estudios transculturales utilizando este test para evaluar el pensamiento crítico de estudiantes universitarios. Como el pensamiento crítico combina las competencias y disposiciones necesarias al pensar bien, y que, además otros beneficios en los contextos académicos y profesionales, se anticipa que una calidad superior de pensamiento crítico esté asociada a menos resultados negativos cotidianos, esta línea de investigación es de gran relevancia.

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    Critical thinking is essential today, state higher education institutions, organizations, and society. This study aimed to translate, adapt, and assess the psychometric proprieties of the Portuguese version of Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment (Halpern, 2012), administered to 333 college students. Also, it aimed to analyze if there were differences in total scores according to disciplinary area and academic level. Data support the validity of the Portuguese version of this instrument, and indicate differences in both variables. These findings are of interest in future research conducted in Portugal, and in cross-cultural studies using this test to assess college students' critical thinking. Seeing that critical thinking combines the skill and will that are needed for good thinking, and that, alongside benefits in academic and work contexts, a higher quality of critical thinking is expected to be associated with less negative outcomes in everyday life, this line of research is of most relevance.

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