ANALYSIS OF THE THESES ON CRITICAL THINKING IN TURKEY

Abstract

The aim of the study; to examine by document analysis method theses on "critical thinking" in the field of education. In the scope of the research; a total of 268 theses have been analysed, registered in the database of the national thesis center of Higher Education Institution which was carried out between 1999-2019. Thesis were determined by purposeful sampling method. Content analysis was applied to the determined theses. As a result, it has been determined that there are quantitative studies where experimental and survey research methods are preferred and that there are most master’s theses on critical thinking. It was found that in thesis were more preferred sample level undergraduates and data collection tools such as survey/scale. It was concluded that more parametric analyses were used in theses. In the results obtained in the theses, it is stated that levels of critical thinking in general is at medium and low level.