Many people lump critical thinking and problem-solving together into one basket, and while there are similarities, there are also distinct differences. Critical thinking utilizes analysis, reflection, ...
The most common conceptualisations of critical thinking (CT) describe it as consisting of a set of specific skills and dispositions (e.g. Dwyer, 2017; Ennis, 1996; Halpern, 2014; Ku & Ho, 2010; ...
In my last post on Open-Mindedness and Skepticism in Critical Thinking, I made the point that individuals can be both sceptical and open-minded at the same time. For example, open-mindedness is about ...
Education systems need to focus more on independent critical thinking and rational, evidence-based learning and problem-solving to find answers to many of the unprecedented environmental, social, and ...
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 critical mind, a central tenet of Western thought since antiquity, has always been constructed as a resistance to the obvious and to authority, a means of questioning the nature of things and ...
HAMILTON, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 6, 2025 / The Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO), recently featured in a widely read professional interview, is raising awareness about the need for ...
Newsroom managers tell me they want the journalists on their teams to use better “critical thinking skills.” My question is: just what do they really mean by that? For some, it means being skeptical — ...
Critical thinking can feel in short supply these days. Politics is more polarized than ever, the president regularly dismisses his opposition as enemies, losers, or phonies, while critics of the ...