Ankara : Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Yüksek Lisans Programı, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversity, 2015.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2015.Includes bibliographical refences.It is important to evaluate reading habits and critical reading skills of university
students who are always expected to gather qualified information. In this context,
within the scope of this study, reading habits and critical thinking skills of freshman
students are studied. In this study, the effect of several parameters, such as attitude,
gender, parental education, family structure, family attitudes, periodical publication
membership and the number of possesed books, on the reading habits and critical
thinking skills of first year university students is assessed, in addition to the
relationship between the reading habits and critical thinking skills.Gündüz, BirsuM.S
