Edsurge
MARCH 7, 2018
Few would challenge the value of helping students develop critical thinking and information literacy. To be clear, boyd doesn’t believe that critical thinking is inherently bad. The term generally refers to questions over the nature of knowledge and how beliefs about what’s right or wrong are constructed.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
Critical thinking is a tremendously important skill. The most recent results of the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+) test—a standardized testing initiative designed to measure college students’ critical thinking skills—are not encouraging. But, it turns out, teaching this skill is no easy task.
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eSchool News
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
It is a commonly-held belief that algebraic concepts are directly related to critical thinking skills. So, what is the disconnect? We have hovered our proverbial mouse over the 21st century now for two decades. Yet, our education system and structure had shown little to no trace of modernization.
k12 Digest
MAY 28, 2025
There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. What makes this continuum so effective is how it blends critical thinking with character education. Critical thinking isnt something we teach once, says Ms. Meadowcroft.
Faculty Focus
MAY 21, 2023
To do it right, our teaching toolbox needs to include critical thinking. When we encounter new information, critical thinking helps us evaluate the value and relevance of that information. Done well, critical thinking helps us make connections between our existing values, new content, and future goals.
Faculty Focus
MAY 21, 2023
To do it right, our teaching toolbox needs to include critical thinking. When we encounter new information, critical thinking helps us evaluate the value and relevance of that information. Done well, critical thinking helps us make connections between our existing values, new content, and future goals.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Over time leaders from a broad spectrum of business and education communities narrowed the focus to concentrate on a set of skills that came to be known as the 4Cs—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
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