Table 2. Subscales of the Critical Thinking Test (n = 32)
Subscale of critical thinking test (Total score) Pre-test Post-test t(31) P Cohen's d.
Mean SD Mean SD
Deductive reasoning (10) 8.16 2.36 9.13 1.64 -3.35 .02 .59
Semantics (11) 7.91 3.38 9.56 2.59 -3.90 <.001 .69
Credibility (4) 3.03 1.26 3.53 0.92 -2.98 .06 .53
Inductive reasoning (13) 10.10 3.71 11.72 2.41 -3.21 .03 .57
Prediction in planning (4) 2.97 1.33 3.41 1.13 -1.99 .06 .35

Cornell Critical Thinking test-level Z = 52 MCQ (total score of 52), Effect size was estimated by Cohen's d.

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