AN INVESTIGATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITIONS AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between 3rd and 4th-grade primary school students’ critical thinking dispositions decision-making skills. participants in consist 4th grade students studying a Istanbul, Turkey, total 749 participated. correlational design, one quantitative research designs, was used study. Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for Primary School Students Decision-Making Skills were as data collection tools. An independent sample t-test conducted examine scales according variables such gender level. One-Way Analysis Variance (ANOVA) applied scale scores educational status parents. Finally, Simple Linear Regression performed scales. results showed that disposition level higher than mean score, their skills average. Also, it found predicted