استخدام الوسائل التفاعلية بمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي و علاقته بتنمية مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى الشباب الجامعي

Abstract EN

The purpose of the current research is to identify the relationship between the use of interactive means on social network sites and the development of critical thinking skills among university youth, and to know how to benefit from using the interactive means on social network sites and apply them in the development of critical thinking skills.

This research belongs to the descriptive and Correlative researches in which The researchers used the field survey methodology to obtain data, using two tools: - Questionnaire: Using interactive social network sites, and the California critical thinking skills test(translated: Agwa & Banna, 2000)The field research was applied to a deliberate sample of users of social networking sites consisting of 200 students of practical and theoretical disciplines and private universities (Egypt for Science and Technology - October 6) and government (Minoufia - Cairo) by 100 individuals per university.

The research showed several results and the following are The most important ones:

There is a positive and statistically significant correlation between the degrees of using the interactive means on social network sites and the degrees of critical thinking skills among university youth.

The degree to which the research sample uses interactive means varies depending on the degree of use of social network sites.

The degree to which the research sample uses interactive means varies depending on the degree of motivation sought by social network sites.

There aren't statistically significant differences between the averages of the research sample scores on the questionnaire using interactive means through social network sites depending on the difference of demographic variables (type, cultural environment, university type).

But There are differences according to (specialization) variable.

There aren't statistically significant differences between the averages of the research sample scores on the critical thinking skills test depending on the difference of demographic variables (type, cultural environment, university type).

But There are differences according to (specialization) variable.