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Master’s Thesis Defense Presentation October 2014 Examination Committee: TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Individual Differences Affective and Cogitive Factors Critical Thinking (CT) : Higher-order thinking skills Higher-oder learning skills Higher level of language proficiency Emotional Intelligence (EI) Contributing factor in creating a proper context for CT Critical Thinking and Emotional Inteligence Social Cognitive Theory TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence This study is intended to examine the relationship between critical thinking disposition and English learning achievement and to dtermine the mediating role of EI in relationship betwen these two variables. TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence 1. Is there any significant relationship between third-grade high school student's critical thinking disposition and their English achievement? 2. Does emotional intelligence mediate the relationship between critical thinking disposition and English achievement among third-grade high school students? TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Ricketts' Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (Ricketts, 2003) 33 item ; multiple-choice ; Self-report Questionaire Three subscales : Engagement ; Maturity , and Innovativeness The Persian version : Translated and validated by Pakmehr et al. (2013) Reliability Cronbache Alpha Engagement ).63) Maturity ).74) Innovativeness ).60) Total reliability ).80) TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Modified Schutte EI Scale (MSEIS, Austin et al., 2004) 41 item ; multiple-choice; Self-report Questionaire The Persian version : Translated and validated by Bakhshipour et al., (2009) Reliability Cronbache Alpha Total Reliability (.86) TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence English Language Achievement Test Third-grade English language final exam Includes subtests of spelling, vocabulary, structure, reading comprehension prepared by skilled test-makers, Standardized test its scoring and administration procedure is systematic used to assess one year's learning of the students. TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Both descriptive statistics and inferential statistical procedures: Pearson Product Moment Correlation Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Statistics for Participants Level of CT Disposition Possible Range Range M SD Skew Kur Tot. CT disposition 33-165 65-153 116.95 16.079 -.472 .408 Engagement 13-65 25-64 46.93 6.820 -.261 .168 Maturity 9-45 11-43 29.49 5.38 -.066 .288 Innovativeness 11-55 20-55 40.48 6.619 -.600 .231 Emotional Intelligence 41-205 63-181 119.33 20.96 .131 .089 Scale TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Descriptive Statistics for Participants Level of English Achievement English Scores Participants Range Mean SD (N=264) Male 145 7- 20 16.02 3.146 Female 119 9- 20 16. 26 3.00 Total 264 7- 20 16.12 3.07 TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Main Analysis RQ1 : Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement Correlation Box of CT Disposition and English Learning Achievement Correlations (N=264) 1 English Achievement 2 3 4 5 1 Engagement .446** 1 Maturity .329** .432** 1 Innovativeness .469** .688** .431** 1 Tot. CT disposition .506** .883** .721** .862** **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). 1 TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence RQ2: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Intelligence Model Summary of the stepwise regression analysis of EI on CT Disposition R Square Adjusted R Square Std. Error of the Estimate .512a .262 .260 2.64734 .262 .579b .335 .330 2.51835 .073 Model R 1 Change Statistics R Square Change F Change Df1 df2 Sig. F Change 93.234 1 262 .000 28.526 1 261 .000 CT disposition 2 CT disposition EI TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence ANOVA for the stepwise regression analysis of EI on CT Disposition Sum of Squares Model Df Mean Square 1 Regression 653.419 1 653.419 1836.203 2489.621 834.333 262 263 2 7.008 2 Residual Total Regression Residual Total 1655.288 2489.621 261 263 417.166 6.342 F Sig. 93.234 .000b 65.777 .000c TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence Coefficient Box of the stepwise regression of EI on CT Disposition Model 1 Unstandardized Coefficients (Constant) Tot. CT Disposition 2 B Std. Error 4.664 1.198 Standardized Coefficients t Sig. Beta .000 9.656 .000 1.443 .150 .098 .010 1.816 1.259 Tot. CT Disposition .079 .010 .415 7.743 .000 Tot. Emotional Intelligence .042 .008 .286 5.341 .000 (Constant) .512 3.891 Examination of the Relationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence On the basis of the findings of the present study some implications may be drawn . For EFL Teachers: shift their teacher-centered classes to learn-centered ones effective use of questions involving students in discussions over challenging and motivating topics Examination of the Relationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence For Iranian educational department : include critical thinking as one of the requirements for the future employment hold in-service training classes to enhance critical thinking skills of the teachers organize personality development programmes for providing training in emotional skills TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence For syllabus designers and material developers: create lessons that promote critical thinking encourage students to reflect on their progress and take charge of their own learning incorporate activities and practices which stimulate and build features of critical competence TheRelationship between Critical Thinking Disposition and English Achievement as Mediated by Emotional Intelligence consider participants from other regions examine the interrelationship of other affective and cognitive factors combine quantitative with qualitative research