HUBUNGAN ANTARA KEMAHIRAN BERFIKIR KRITIS DENGAN PENCAPAIAN AKADEMIK DALAM KALANGAN PELAJAR FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

This study was conducted to determine the relationshi p between critical thinking skills and among students in the physics education program at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. A total of 109 students from year one and four from physics education program, which consists of 26 boys and 83 girls involved in the study. The age range of students involved was between 19 to 28 years. The instrument used in this study was the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA-A). A Pearson correlation-r was the main statistics used in this study. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between critical thinking skills and CPA of students at the level of .05. Interpretation was significant in predicting student’s CPA as compared to other skills in WGCTA such as inference, recognition of assumptions, deduction, and evaluation of arguments. Next, the finding showed no significant relationship between years of study with the students’ critical thinking skills.