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July 27, 2026Active Learning in Higher EducationOpen Access

Critical Thinking and Student Satisfaction: An Empirical Study in Undergraduate Education

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LPLiliana Pedraja-RejasCMCamila Muñoz-FritisEREmilio Rodríguez-Ponce

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Overview

Empirical study shows critical thinking impacts student satisfaction, suggesting pedagogical improvements.

Key Points

  • This study examines how critical thinking affects student satisfaction and explores gender differences in perceptions.
  • Administered a questionnaire to 134 fourth-year preservice elementary education students in Chile.
  • Analyzed the correlation between self-perceived critical thinking abilities and reported academic satisfaction.
  • Conducted regression analysis to determine the variance critical thinking accounts for in student satisfaction.
  • Students reported higher self-perceived critical thinking than academic satisfaction, with no gender differences.
  • A moderate positive correlation exists between critical thinking and student satisfaction (p<0.05).
  • Critical thinking accounts for 17.18% of the variance in student satisfaction.

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Pedraja-Rejas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a67009540bca442e0d4a6b6https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874261467044
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