Houston Chronicle

Examples of Using Critical Thinking to Make Decisions in the Workplace

Critical thinking is clear thinking that's based on reason, rather than on emotion. Running a small business can be a deeply personal endeavor, a way to channel a passion or to live out a dream. But ...
snhu

The Importance of Critical Thinking Skills, For Students and Ourselves

Critical thinking is a vital, yet often neglected, skill. In higher education, Chris Griffiths, author of “The Creative Thinking Handbook,” noted in a TLNT blog article that critical thinking is “the ...
Education Week

Critically Thinking About Critical Thinking

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 Conversation

What is critical thinking? And do universities really teach it?

Employers’ demand for critical thinking skills in new graduates has risen 158% in three years. from www.shutterstock.com There has been a spate of articles and reports recently about the increasing ...
The Conversation

Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?

Few people doubt the value of developing students’ thinking skills. A 2013 survey in the United States found 93% of employers believe a candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, ...