JoEELE
Vol 2, No 3, July (2023): Journal of Excellence in English Language Education

The Correlation between Personality and Critical Thinking Ability of Junior High School Students

Eka Nurindah Sari (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Baso Jabu (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Kisman Salija (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Aug 2023

Abstract

This study aims to determine: (1) the students’ personalities, (2) the students’ critical thinking ability, and (3) the correlation between students’ personality and their critical thinking ability. The random sampling approach was used to choose the sample of 40 students. The instruments used were questionnaires and tests. Correlational examination with the informative plan is used to figure out the relationship between the factors and the outcome by utilizing a quantitative strategy. The study's findings suggest: (1) The personality profile of students shows a significant number of differences between thinking personality and feeling personality. Where there were more students with type thinking personality (60.5%) than feeling personality (39.5%). (2) The critical thinking ability of the students was at “Good” Level (3) Significantly negative correlations between students' personalities and critical thinking skills were found. (r -.445). The finding indicated that the higher level of personality, the lower of critical thinking ability.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JoEELE

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

JoEELE: Journal of Excellence in English Language Education is an international peer-reviewed and open-access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in ...