Shiraz University Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly 2981-1546 30 1 2011 04 01 A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING AND SELF-EFFICACY بررسی رابطه میان تفکر انتقادی و خودکارامدی دانشجویان زبان انگلیسی 119 149 396 10.22099/jtls.2012.396 EN Fatemeh Moafian M.A., TEFL Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Afsane Ghanizadeh Ph.D. candidate, TEFL Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Journal Article 2012 09 30 This article, first, examined the role of EFL university students' critical thinking (CT) in their self-efficacy beliefs. Second, the role of gender as a moderating factor in the relationship between students' CT and self-efficacy beliefs was investigated. Third, the difference between females and males regarding their CT and efficacy beliefs was studied. To attain the goals of the research, 86 EFL students sat through “Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal” (Form A) and “Learners' Sense of Efficacy Survey”. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between EFL learners' CT and their self-efficacy beliefs and among the constructs of CT, <em>Interpretation </em>had the highest relationship with efficacy beliefs. The results also revealed that gender does not moderate the relationship between CT and self-efficacy. Furthermore, it was found that there is no significant difference between males and females regarding their levels of CT and self-efficacy beliefs. https://tesl.shirazu.ac.ir/article_396_00ee4f7a7cb72391e0f03e6e9cee7dce.pdf