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Wł. Dawida 1, 50-527 Wrocław, Poland  \nORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-9035](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-9035)  \ne-mail address: [aleksander.kobylarek@gmail.com](aleksander.kobylarek@gmail.com)  \nKamil Błaszczyński  \nInstitute of Political Science, University of Wrocław ul. Koszarowa 3, 51-149 Wrocław, Poland  \nORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-8371](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-8371)  \ne-mail address: [kamil.blaszczynski2@uwr.edu.pl](kamil.blaszczynski2@uwr.edu.pl)  \nLuba Ślósarz  \nDepartment of Humanities and Health Sciences, Wrocław Medical University ul. Bartla 5, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland  \nORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-6595](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-6595)  \ne-mail address: [luba.slosarz@umw.edu.pl](luba.slosarz@umw.edu.pl)  \nMartyna Madej  \nInstitute of Political Science, University of Wrocław ul. Koszarowa 3, 51-149 Wrocław, Poland  \nORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-3621](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-3621)  \n[e-mail address: martyna.madej11@gmail.com](e-mail address: martyna.madej11@gmail.com)  \nAbstract  \nThesis. The article presents the construction process and psychometric properties of the Critical Thinking Questionnaire (CThQ) . The questionnaire is a critical thinking test tool designed for adolescents and adults. The basis for creating the questionnaire  \nwas classifying the educational goals proposed by Benjamin Bloom and spread by critical thinking practitioners.  \nMethods. The independent rater system was used in the construction of the test, while the psychometric properties of the test were tested on a sample of 198 people, calculating the inter-correlation and the Cronbach ’s Alpha reliability coefficient. Result. Both assessments of the independent rater system and research checking the psychometric properties of the test indicate high reliability of the tool. Cronbach ’s Alpha coefficient of internal consistency was 0.87. In its final version, the test consists of 25 items, the results of which allow assessing critical thinking in 6 scales: remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating. The tool also allows checking the overall score.  \nKeywords: key competences, abilities, adult education, critical thinking diagnosis, adulthood, transformative learning  \nIntroduction  \nCritical thinking is one of the key competences of an adult, which is indispensable both in work and also in private life. The rich andragogical literature very often indicates the need to develop this type of competence while referring to the rich literature on the psychology of adult development (Malewski, 1998) . The European Commission has also dealt with this topic multiple times, trying to define a place of critical thinking in the entire constellation/hierarchy of other key competencies (EAEA, 2006) . It is even more surprising that there is a lack of appropriate tools to measure this type of ability. The weakness of the existing solutions in this area is, above all, the possibility of quick application and analysis of the results. The problem is also the fact that the best tools, which are commonly used in the world, have no Polish equivalents.  \nThe cause of all these difficulties may be the issue with defining the concept of critical thinking, or at least the lack of agreement on one basic approach to this term (Wasilewska-Kamińska, 2016) .  \nThe traditional approach goes back to American pragmatism, the community of inquiry, information evaluation. Other, more extensive theoretical propositions of the concept of critical thinking were suggested by Robert Ennis, Richard Paul, Linda Elder, Harvey Siegel, and Deanna Kuhn.  \nR. Ennis (1962) equates critical thinking with the correct assessment of statements. It can also be defined as logical, rational, and reflective thinking.  \nR.","cbCaibpIm6YKvXyn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibpIm6YKvXyn","pdf",244367,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Construction of the questionnaire—content areas, manifestation areas and the scales of responses","[{\"question\":\"What is the Critical Thinking Questionnaire (CThQ) used for?\",\"answer\":\"CThQ is a critical thinking test tool designed to assess critical thinking abilities in adolescents and adults, producing both overall and scale results.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the questionnaire constructed and verified?\",\"answer\":\"The construction used an independent rater system, and psychometric properties were tested on a sample of 198 people by calculating inter-correlations and Cronbach’s Alpha reliability.\"},{\"question\":\"How many items and scales are included in the final version?\",\"answer\":\"The final test version contains 25 items and assesses critical thinking across 6 scales: remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating, plus an overall score.\"}]","Critical Thinking Questionnaire (CThQ) - construction and application of critical thinking test tool | PDF",1791162985]