Main description (English)

This research aims to explore the level of cognitive agility and ‎Agentic thinking among students at Fine Arts Institutes, examine ‎the correlation between these two variables, and identify gender ‎differences (male-female) in both variables. To achieve these ‎objectives, the researcher adopted Kazem's (2024) Cognitive ‎Agility Scale and constructed an Agentic Thinking Scale based on ‎Snyder's (2002) model and its dimensions: perseverance and ‎persistence, goal-directed determination, and self-talk ‎endorsement for thinking. The psychometric properties of the ‎scales, including face validity, reliability, and construct validity ‎‎(for the Agentic Thinking Scale), were verified. The Agentic ‎Thinking Scale, in its final form, consisted of 36 items. The scales ‎were applied to a sample of 200 students, selected randomly and ‎equally from the Fine Arts Institute in Diyala. Statistical analyses ‎using the t-test for one and two independent samples and Pearson's ‎correlation coefficient revealed that students at Fine Arts ‎Institutes exhibit a high level of cognitive agility and Agentic ‎thinking. Additionally, significant gender differences were found ‎in cognitive agility favoring males and in Agentic thinking ‎favoring females. The results also showed a positive correlation ‎between cognitive agility and Agentic thinking.‎