Investigation of Thinking Styles of Preschool Children

The study was conducted to examine the thinking skills of preschool children according to various variables. The survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. A total of 146 children constituted the study group. In the research, the “Thinking Scale for Children in Early Childhood (60-72 Months)” was used as a data collection tool to measure children's thinking skills, and a personal information form containing information about children's and parents' demographic characteristics was used. A data analysis program was used to analyze the data obtained in the study. In the analysis of the data, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey-B multiple comparison test was used for intergroup differences. No significant difference was found in all sub-dimensions of the thinking towards children scale according to gender variable. According to the mother's level of education, there was a significant difference in the analogy, classification, following instructions and knowledge sub-dimensions of the thinking towards children scale, but no significant differences were found in the other sub-dimensions. While there was a significant difference in the analogy, classification, similarities, differences, sorting and knowledge dimensions according to the level of father's education, there was no significant difference in the other sub-dimensions. According to the number of siblings, there was a significant difference only in the irrationality sub-dimension of the thinking scale for children.