This book is the result of a collaboration between a human editor and an artificial intelligence algorithm to create a machine-generated literature overview of research articles analyzing importance of critical thinking in Educational Settings. Its a new publication format in which state-of-the-art computer algorithms are applied to select the most relevant articles published in Springer Nature journals and create machine-generated literature reviews by arranging the selected articles in a topical order and creating short summaries of these articles.
This book is a comprehensive guide to critical thinking research in education. It explores different definitions of critical thinking and its importance in specialized fields like business, engineering, and science. Presenting research on assessment, this resource delves into the integration of ICT tools for teaching critical thinking.
With practical tools, strategies and tasks to develop critical thinking skills, thisbook is intended for researchers, educators, and those seeking to improve their critical thinking abilities.
Preface.-
1. Introduction to Critical Thinking Skills.- Publications: A
Meta-Level Approach to the Problem of Defining Critical Thinking.- Critical
thinking for 21st-century education: A cyber-tooth curriculum?.- Critical
Inquiry: Considering the Context.- An exploratory study on the application of
conceptual knowledge and critical thinking to technological issues.-
Principles for learning and competences in the 21st-century curriculum.-
Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum: A Vision.-
2. Teach Critical
Thinking.- Publications: Strengthening critical thinking in engineering
students.- How to teach critical thinking: an experimental study with three
different approaches.- Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving: A
Suggested Course for All High School Students in the 21st Century.- Classroom
environments that foster a disposition for critical thinking.- Teaching
critical thinking skills in a Hong Kong secondary school.- Explicitly
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in a History Course.- Clear skies ahead:
optimizing the learning environment for critical thinking from a qualitative
analysis of interviews with expert teachers.- Impact of social
problem-solving training on critical thinking and decision making of nursing
students.- Teaching Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Science Courses.-
Teachers Learning Communities for Developing High Order Thinking SkillsA
Case Study of a School Pedagogical Change.- Teacher professional development
through digital content evaluation.- Investigating University EFL Teachers
Perceptions of Critical Thinking and Its Teaching: Voices from China.-
3.
Teaching Language through critical thinking strategies.- Publications:
Strategies for effective faculty involvement in online activities aimed at
promoting critical thinking and deep learning.- Metacognitive strategies that
enhance critical thinking.- Inquiry-based science teaching in community
secondary schools in Tanzania: role played by thelanguage of instruction.-
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills through Decision-Based Learning.- The
language deficit: a comparison of the critical thinking skills of Asian
students in first and second language contexts.- Integrating direct and
inquiry-based instruction in the teaching of critical thinking: an
intervention study.- Mapping the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and
Design Thinking.- Effects of using inquiry-based learning on EFL students
critical thinking skills.- Constructing critical thinking in health
professional education.- Exploring the Gender Perspective in English Language
Teaching (ELT): Voices from ELT Practitioners in Philippine Higher Education
Institutions.-
4. Tasks to Develop Critical Thinking.- Publications:
Advancing Critical Thinking Through Learning Issues in Problem-Based
Learning.- Acquiring Critical Thinking and Decision-Making Skills: An
Evaluation of a Serious Game Used by Undergraduate Dental Students in Dental
Public Health.- Characterizing Students 4C Skills Development During
Problem-based Digital Making.- Computer-aided argument mapping in an EFL
setting: does technology precede traditional paper and pencil approach in
developing critical thinking?.- On the Plausibility of Blooms Higher Order
Thinking Strategies on Learner Autonomy: The Paradigm Shift.- Purposely
Teaching for the Promotion of Higher-order Thinking Skills: A Case of
Critical Thinking.- Examining the Effects of Immersive Game-Based Learning on
Student Engagement and the Development of Collaboration, Communication,
Creativity and Critical Thinking.-
5. Practicing and Assessing Critical
thinking.- Publications: Mind the gap: Cognitive active learning in virtual
learning environment perception of instructors and students.- An examination
of Vygotskys socio-cultural theory in second language acquisition: the role
of higher order thinking enhancing techniques and the EFL learners use of
private speech in the construction of reasoning.- Cognitive contours: recent
work on cross-cultural psychology and its relevance for education.-
Assessment of Critical Thinking in a First-Year Dental Curriculum.-
6. ICT
for Thinking and Learning.- Publications: Strategies for fostering critical
thinking dispositions in the technology classroom.- Digital storytelling: a
meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning.- The
effectiveness of digital storytelling in the classrooms: a comprehensive
study.- Online communication and interaction in distance higher education: A
framework study of good practice.- Transforming learning for the smart
learning environment: lessons learned from the Intel education initiatives.-
Spaces for interactive engagement or technology for differential academic
participation? Google Groups for collaborative learning at a South African
University.
Dr. K. Venkat Reddy is a professor with almost three decades of experience in teaching English (ELT). His research focuses on critical discourse analysis and critical pedagogy.
Dr. G. Suvarna Lakshmi is a Professor in the Department of ELT with over two decades of teaching experience. Her specialty is critical thinking in language pedagogy.
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