Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice - 13(4) • 2059-2070
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2013 Educational Consultancy and Research Center www.edam.com.tr/estp DOI: 10.12738/estp.2013.4.1681

How do Thinking Styles Influence Collaborative
Dispositions? A Study on the Relationships between
Thinking Styles and Collaborative Dispositions for
Youngsters in Taiwan a b

Mingchang WU

Shihuei HO

National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology

Taipei Municipal University of Edcation

c

d

Hsiuhsu LIN

Wenlung CHANG

Chaoyang University of Technology

National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology
e

Lihua CHEN

National Yunlin University of Science and
Technology
Abstract
Collaboration dispositions keep attracting high attention in the business world for organizational competition and teamwork efficiency. Educators also highly value the cultivation of youngsters’ thinking strategies and styles which facilitate their learning performance and even career achievement. This study was conducted to identify the relationship among thinking styles (including positive thinking and negative thinking) and collaborative dispositions. Three self-rating instruments were employed to survey 901 college students’ experience as research data. A series of analyses on the reliability and validity of instruments were conducted to validate the measurement model. The SEM analysis results indicated the structural model and the influences of both thinking styles on the youngsters’ collaborative dispositions. In addition, it was concluded that only the individuals highly evaluating others were willing to and able to collaborate with others well. On the other hand, the factor of maladjustment and little desire for change was the dominant negative thinking which severely eliminated collaborative dispositions. Several suggestions were accordingly provided on the bases of research conclusions.
Key Words
Collaborative