Anita Malik Krishna Sarkar andSrimanta Patra
Jadavpur University, West Bengal
Pages:390-399
The research explored the relationship between Critical Thinking and Cognitive Flexibility
among university students. It was designed as a relational comparison study to
investigate how these two cognitive abilities are connected. Data were gathered using
the “Critical Thinking Scale” and “Cognitive Flexibility Scale,” the study focused on
university students from West Bengal, India, who were selected through random
sampling. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample size of 350 students.
The study also considered students’ socio-demographic factors, such as gender, place
of residence, social caste, and family structure, as independent variables. IBM SPSS
version 20 was utilized to perform statistical analyses, including the Independent
Samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient, to analyze the
collected data. The dependent variables were Critical Thinking and Cognitive Flexibility.
The results indicated a positive relationship between Critical Thinking and Cognitive
Flexibility, suggesting that students with higher critical thinking skills also tend to
exhibit greater cognitive flexibility