The Predictive Validity of Critical Thinking Disposition on Middle-Grades Math Achievement

This study investigates the predictive validity of students' levels of critical thinking disposition, as measured by the California Measure of Mental Motivation (CM3; Giancarlo, Blohm, & Urdan, 2004) for students' math achievement, as measured by the Mathematics assessment included in...

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Published inSociety for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Main Authors LaVenia, Mark, Pineau, Kristina N, Lang, Laura B
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 2010
Subjects
Advanced Students
Correlation
Critical Thinking
Florida
Integrity
Magnet Schools
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Tests
Measures (Individuals)
Middle School Students
Predictive Validity
Program Effectiveness
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic Status
Suburban Schools
Florida
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Summary:This study investigates the predictive validity of students' levels of critical thinking disposition, as measured by the California Measure of Mental Motivation (CM3; Giancarlo, Blohm, & Urdan, 2004) for students' math achievement, as measured by the Mathematics assessment included in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The CM3 is a general inventory of critical thinking dispositions. It is not curricula or subject-area specific. Through four independent studies, the authors of the CM3 established it as an appropriate tool for the assessment of secondary students' critical thinking dispositions. The CM3 is a twenty-five item, four category Likert-style student questionnaire comprising four sub-scales (Learning Orientation, Creative Problem Solving, Mental Focus, and Cognitive Integrity). The study site is a north Florida, low-SES (socioeconomic status), high minority suburban middle school (N = 812) with a magnet program for academically advanced students that serves approximately one-third of the student body. Preliminary results indicate small to moderate statistically significant correlations between students' math achievement and critical thinking disposition for three of the four subscales on the CM3. (Contains 1 table.)