چکیده (انگلیسی):

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and
creativity with critical thinking in undergraduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The statistical
population of this study consisted of all the undergraduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz within
the academic years of 2011-2012. The sample of this study included 240 students (115 male, 125 female) who were
selected using a multi-stage random method. Data were collected using the Abedi’s creativity questionnaire, the
academic self-efficacy questionnaire, and the B form of California Critical Thinking Skills Test. The results of the
simple correlation showed that the creativity and its components i.e., flexibility, fluency and elaboration (except for
originality) as well as academic self-efficacy had a positive and significant relationship with critical thinking. The
results of regression analysis also showed that such variables as flexibility, fluency, elaboration and academic selfefficacy played a major role in predicting critical thinking.
Keywords: creativity, academic self-efficacy, critical thinking, university students