Assessment of Undergraduates' Real-World Outcomes of Critical Thinking

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Franco, A. R., Costa, P. S., Butler, H. A., & Almeida, L. S. (2017). Assessment of
undergraduates' real-world outcomes of critical thinking in everyday situations.
Psychological Reports, 120(4), 707-720.
Introduction
The assignment helps in overall analysis of the article “Assessment of
Undergraduates’ Real-World Outcomes of Critical Thinking in Everyday Situations”
wherein the background of the research is to understand the real outcomes of the critical
thinking approach in the different situations in everyday life. The critical thinking is one of
the major approaches of the “good thinking” which helps in integration of the different set of
cognitive skills along with dispositions to utilize the respective abilities to increase the
overall rate of success in the various academic settings, daily life along with the different job
market in an appropriate manner (Franco et al., 2017).
Moreover, the main aim and purpose of the essay are to analyse the different kinds of
issues which have been faced while reviewing the article. Proper discussion on the research
objectives and questions are required to be identified and analyzed which will be beneficial
for the overall synthesising of the information. The structure of the essay will be constituting
the critical analysis, critical evaluation along with the conclusion of the article. The six types
of adverse events in life due to the lack of critical thinking is academic negligence, rashness
along with poor impulse control that affected the growth of the undergraduates. The
respective article will be showcasing the different kinds of importance along with cons of the
critical thinking in the different fields along with the undergraduates that will be beneficial
for identifying requirements.
Critical Analysis

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The background of the research is to analyse the importance of critical thinking for
the undergraduates in dealing with everyday situations. The critical thinking is one of the
core academic skills which teaches the undergraduates along with postgraduate students to
question or reflect on the own information and knowledge which are presented to them. The
respective ability is essential for the different students working on assignments and
performing different research.
Furthermore, the primary objective of the research is to analyse and understand the
importance as well as the impact of critical thinking on the different life events in the face of
everyday challenges and decisions which are required to be analyzed effectively. The core
research questions which are necessary to be addressed in the respective article is relating to
the analysis of the critical thinking and life outcomes with proper usage of Real-World
Outcomes. The other aim of the research is to explore the psychometric qualities of the RWO
inventory with the help of the Theory of Planned Behaviour which will be helpful in
accurately understanding the aspects.
These are the two different aspects which are essential as it will help understand the
utilisation of the RWO in the critical thinking decision-making process among the
undergraduates. Moreover, the research problem is related to the impact of critical thinking
on the life events in the context of everyday decision-making aspects which is unclear in
nature.
Moreover, the entire research has been conducted with the help of the exploratory
study wherein 230 first-year students pursuing the bachelor's degree or Master's Degree in the
economy of Portugal who has completed the experimental Portuguese version of the Real-
world outcomes. It was the self-report which helped in measuring the everyday life events
which were negative and that mediated by the lack of proper and critical thinking.