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Volume 23, Issue 139 (9-2024)
Journal of Psychological Science 2024, 23(139): 145-161 |
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naghavi N, Hajipour Abaee N, Manzari Tavakoli H, Bahreinizadeh A. (2024). Explaining the model of self-directed learning based on help seeking with regard to the mediating role of critical thinking in students. Journal of Psychological Science. 23(139), 145-161. doi:10.52547/JPS.23.139.1689
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran , Hajipour_1359@yahoo.com
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Background: The mediating role of critical thinking in interacting with help-seeking can deepen our understanding of how to increase students' independence and adequacy in the learning process. However, few investigations have been conducted into these complex dimensions and interactions, a research gap that reinforces the necessity and value of future studies to improve current educational systems.
Aims: The current research was conducted with the objective of explaining the self-directed learning model based on help-seeking, considering the mediating role of critical thinking among students of the second elementary stage in Kerman province.
Methods: The current research is descriptive, correlational, and employs structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all students of the second elementary stage in Kerman province during the academic year 2022-2023, totaling 170,066 students. Out of this population, 310 individuals were selected as samples through a multi-stage random cluster sampling method, from 4 counties (Ravar, Baft, Bam, and Rafsanjan).
Results: The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between critical thinking and self-directed learning (P< 0.01). Additionally, the results showed that the direct paths in this research were significant, and the indirect pathways of self-directed learning based on help-seeking through the mediating role of students’ critical thinking were also significant. Based on the findings, the final model had a satisfactory fit (P< 0.01).
Conclusion: The findings of this research can concretely impact the design and implementation of curricular programs and educational interventions, particularly in promoting intellectual independence and effective learning in students. With a better understanding of the role of critical thinking as a mediating factor in the self-directed learning process, teachers and curriculum designers can employ related approaches and techniques in the classroom to guide students towards effective help-seeking and the use of critical thinking for evaluating and solving problems.
Aims: The current research was conducted with the objective of explaining the self-directed learning model based on help-seeking, considering the mediating role of critical thinking among students of the second elementary stage in Kerman province.
Methods: The current research is descriptive, correlational, and employs structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all students of the second elementary stage in Kerman province during the academic year 2022-2023, totaling 170,066 students. Out of this population, 310 individuals were selected as samples through a multi-stage random cluster sampling method, from 4 counties (Ravar, Baft, Bam, and Rafsanjan).
Results: The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between critical thinking and self-directed learning (P< 0.01). Additionally, the results showed that the direct paths in this research were significant, and the indirect pathways of self-directed learning based on help-seeking through the mediating role of students’ critical thinking were also significant. Based on the findings, the final model had a satisfactory fit (P< 0.01).
Conclusion: The findings of this research can concretely impact the design and implementation of curricular programs and educational interventions, particularly in promoting intellectual independence and effective learning in students. With a better understanding of the role of critical thinking as a mediating factor in the self-directed learning process, teachers and curriculum designers can employ related approaches and techniques in the classroom to guide students towards effective help-seeking and the use of critical thinking for evaluating and solving problems.
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Received: 2023/12/14 | Accepted: 2024/02/14 | Published: 2024/07/19
Received: 2023/12/14 | Accepted: 2024/02/14 | Published: 2024/07/19
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