摘要：AbstractIn this research, it was tried to determine the science process skill (SPS) and critical thinking skill (CTS) levels of the 8th grade elementary school students. With this purpose, 308 8th grade students from each of high, middle, and low socioeconomic level schools (totally from six schools) in a randomly selected province of Aegean region were selected as the sample. At the end of the research, it can be said that the students who completed elementary education have middle level developed SPS and CTS. And it is thought according to this research findings that it is important to perform more comprehensive instruction by using different measurement tools.
关键词：Science process skills;critical thinking skill;elementary education;science education;grade level
