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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the critical thinking levels of final-class students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences at an university. Method: Research is an identifiable research. With the participation of 211 final class students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a private university, it was made between March and June 2010.The data collection used a question form consisting of 20 questions developed on the basis of literature by researchers and the California Critical Thinking Trend Scale CCDTI.The data were evaluated using the SPSS 11.5 package program, the square t test, the ANOVA tests. Results: 62.6% of the students who participated in the study, between 21 and 23 years of age, and 74.4% are women. 56.4 percent of students are graduates of Anatolia/Science/College. The study found that 69.7% of students have critical thinking tendency scores low, while 30.3% have critical thinking tendency scores medium. The CCDTI critical thinking trend level is examined when the total score average is examined; the nursing department score average; 237,69, the physical therapy and rehabilitation department score average; 230,56, the nutrition and diet department score average; 225,41, the social service department score average 220,24; the sports science department score average 218,40; the health institutions business department score average is determined as 210,27 . p

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