When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...

Whenever school holidays loom, many parents find themselves caught in an emotional tug-of-war: on the one hand, relief at bidding farewell to homework battles ...

Critical thinking is what separates sharp, grounded thinkers from those who get easily swayed by noise, assumptions, or surface-level ideas. When someone lacks it, their patterns show up in small but ...

Critical thinking is a fundamental cognitive process that enables individuals to objectively analyze, evaluate and interpret information to make informed decisions and solve complex problems. It ...

In a recent entry on this blog, I discussed my interest in emotional intelligence (EI) and referred to it as an important psychological function. Some readers commented on links they saw between my ...

I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

A few years back, I posted a piece on this page about how difficult it can be to accurately and sufficiently describe what critical thinking (CT) is. Within, I presented a number of attempts made in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Walch covers AI, ML, and big data best practices. AI, particularly generative AI, is having an immediate and dramatic ...

Critical thinking is a tool everyone needs, regardless of their industry or job function. Defined as the act of analyzing facts and understanding the need, topic, or problem thoroughly in order to ...

The Journal of General Education, Vol. 69, No. 3/4 (2020), pp. 121-141 (21 pages) The importance of improving student critical thinking skills is widely recognized; however, actually improving student ...

Critical thinking encompasses problem-solving and decision- making through an objective analysis and evaluation of the circumstances. It also involves reasoning and active enquiry to draw conclusions.

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