Examination of Problem Solving Skills of University Students According to Person

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the change in university students' problem-solving skills and perceptions of problem-solving skills according to their gender, the success ranking of their departments in University Enterance Exam, their willingness to choose the department, and their satisfaction with the department. The study was carried out with 347 university students. The data of the research were collected with the Problem Solving Inventory and the personal information form. Using the SPSS program in the analysis of the data ; arithmetic mean and t test were performed. As a result of the analysis ; it has been determined that university students often think that they have problemsolving skills. In addition, it was determined that the problem solving skills of the students did not differ according to gender, being in departments with high or low University Enterance Exam success rankings, but differed according to their willingness to choose their departments and to be satisfied with having chosen their departments. This finding draws attention to the fact that university students' studying in a department that they have chosen voluntarily and that they are satisfied with, differentiates their problem-solving skills.