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The Importance of Teaching Critical Thinking
When I'm truly engaging those critical thinking skills, I'm much less likely to blame myself for failure. I'm less likely to fixate on my own shortcomings and how to overcome them. Critical thinking created a more satisfying life for me than positive thinking ever could.
Tara McMullin • What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting
Critical thinking and reflective skills are becoming even more important. As the line between reality and artificiality blurs, and given AI tools sometimes generate outputs that are inaccurate or biased, we need people capable of engaging with information critically. In addition, reflecting on the broader implications of AI on our problem-solving m... See more
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Because we want students to think critically, it's natural that we should try to provide direct instruction in critical thinking. If you're thinking about how you ought to think, that's metacognition, and there's good evidence that teaching students metacognitive strategies is helpful. What's great about metacognitive strategies is their simplicity
... See moreDaniel T. Willingham • Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
While critical thinking may not be necessary for low-stakes tasks, it is risky for users to only apply critical thinking in high-stakes situations. Without regular practice in common and/or low-stakes scenarios, cognitive abilities can deteriorate over time [ 5 ], and thus create risks if high-stakes scenarios are the only opportunities available f... See more
Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee • The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments: How to Expand Your Mental Horizons, Understand Metacognition, Improve Your Curiosity, and Think Like a Philosopher
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