Critical Thinking: critical choices

2024/08/08 by Joe Allison, Allison, Joe
Social Sciences · #Education and Critical Thinking Development #Innovative Teaching Methods #Educational Assessment and Pedagogy

paper · doi:10.24382/xrmh-bq48

Abstract

For a number of years I have been discussing the notion of critical thinking with students working in all disciplines and at all levels, a topic that now seemingly enjoys a ubiquitous existence in higher education. Despite numerous debates rumbling on regarding the definition of critical thinking, its importance to learning has remained an unquestionable and prominent concern, often being referred to as, the ‘promised land’ (Papastephanou & Angeli, 2007), or defining concept of higher education, but is all well on the critical front?

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