SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITION

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the correlations between social emotional learning and critical thinking. The research involved 289 university students. Social emotional learning scale and Critical Thinking Disposition Scale were used. To determine the correlations between social emotional learning and critical thinking, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were applied. According to the research findings, critical thinking and social emotional learning were found to correlate significantly positively. The findings indicated excellent fit (chi(2)= 782.15, df = 427, p = .00, RMSEA = 0.054, NNFI = .91, CFI = .92, IFI=. 92, SRMR = .063). According to the results, critical thinking was predicted positively by social emotional learning.