We talk a lot about decision making during emergency response. We advocate that there be a very short period between initiation of the alarm and our arrival on the fireground. One might call this the ...

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

The concept of critical thinking is clearly important. There is widespread acceptance that we would do better if there was more critical thinking. Society would benefit. Students would do better in ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Educators and employers agree that critical thinking is one of the essential skills required for ...

Operational reasoning and decision making are the result of strong critical thinking skills, experience, and expertise. Photo by Tim Olk. Heraclitus of Ephesus, an ancient Greek philosopher, said, ...

Cultivating critical thinking skills should be a top priority for any business that wants to succeed in today’s complex and rapidly changing world. According to the World Economic Forum, “analytical ...

Students raise their hands to answer a teacher's question at the KIPP Academy in the South Bronx, part of a network of public middle schools that is becoming a model for educating poor children. KIPP ...

We were stunned by the survey responses. Given higher education's current emphasis on critical thinking, why did students enrolled in introductory science courses feel so unprepared to analyze data, ...

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Bangladesh routinely laments the absence of critical thinking among its graduates, yet rarely confronts the systemic failures that prevent its development. From rote-driven primary schooling to theory ...

The concept of critical thinking is clearly important. There is widespread acceptance that we would do better if there was more critical thinking. Society would benefit. Students would do better in ...