This study examined how adolescents’ critical thinking dispositions and their perceptions of external locus of control affected their attitudes towards school. The study was conducted based on the correlational survey model. The population of the study consisted of high school students continuing their education in the city of Iğdır, Turkiye during the 2023 to 2024 academic year. The sample consisted of 829 high school students selected using the convenience sampling method. Results of the study showed a low-level negative correlation between adolescents’ perceptions of external locus of control and their critical thinking dispositions and attitudes towards school. On the other hand, their critical thinking dispositions had a positive and moderately significant correlation with their attitudes towards school. The study revealed that adolescents’ critical thinking dispositions and their perceptions of external locus of control significantly predicted their attitudes towards school. Suggestions were made according to the results of the study.
Çiftçi et al. (Wed,) studied this question.