The Impact of Technology on the Critical Thinking of Tertiary Students in School X

To survive in such a multifaceted and diverse world we as people must possess the ability to think critically in highly complex situations. The world is an extremely challenging place, all of us are forced to adapt by constantly challenging existing principles and performing certain methods to ensure our growth both physically and mentally. Many claim that contemporary society needs a skill called critical thinking to adapt and survive. Critical thinking is a higher level of intellectual progression that makes use of diverse information, skills and attitudes in interpreting situations and confronting problems. Critical thinking is done

Reading critically involves crucial aspects such as “questioning assumptions, including your own; testing the evidence; and accepting or rejecting the conclusion after careful analysis” (Moran & Henderson, 2021). Additionally, critical thinking involves paying attention to the authors mistakes and incorrect

Introduction Vetting Sources - The modern age has brought a number of new issues to light in terms of knowledge and information. The Internet, SmartPhones, and technology have increased the ability for information to be both processed and disseminated. However, this is challenging because it requires that the information be vetted, and that individuals can critically analyze sourcing and context. When we examine sources, though, we need to take into account the vetting (bias, purpose, etc.) but also the robustness and quality of the sources. The core aspect of this trend in analyzing information is to use critical thinking skills to process information. In general, the basic aspect of critical thinking is to analyze the source material and decide upon its veracity and relevance. For example, not everything posted on the Internet is true; one must read to establish the sources of the material. A critical thinker also uses other senses to establish their opinion of the stimuli, be that visual, audible, or even body-language (in the case of speech, etc.). Using critical thinking to process information requires that you not only analyze the source material "critically," but that you think about the opinions and views being presented. Certainly, it is not as easy to read, write, and process critically, one has to think about what one says, how one says it, and whether the arguments are made to buttress the argument, but the idea of critical thinking is a great stimulation to

Teaching students to think while reading--critical reading--should be central to any discussion of thinking skills. This is in part because the reading of textbooks has such an important role in the content fields. Critical reading is defined as learning to assess, draw inferences and arrive at conclusions based on the evidence.

Critical thinking is a vital task that must be done in our everyday lives. In “Becoming a Critic Of Your Thinking” found at criticalthinking.org, Dr. Linda Elder and Dr. Richard Paul explain critical thinking as “the disciplined art of ensuring that you use the best thinking you are capable of in any set of circumstances”. Even tough there are many different types of methods to achieve a better quality of critical thinking, Dr. Elder and Dr. Paul discuss four specific ones in the article. All strategies, however, force you to put yourself in an uncomfortable and difficult position to develop a better quality of thinking.

In today’s current school systems, the question of whether or not schools are correctly teaching students the right curriculum is coming up for debate. In the Article,"Teaching Critical Thinking by Marcia Clemmitt, she goes into extensive research of the U.S. Department of Education’s crisis of standardized testing. Most learning activities include standardized testing which lacks many students to express creative and critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as the examination and evaluation of ideas, events and arguments in their contexts which introduces students to interrogate assumptions and identifying biases (Clemmitt)Pure critical thinking involves investigating a text more than just memorizing, but to apply theirself in other ways of techniques, meaning schools should stimulate more analytical methods of teaching. This would not only free students from a sheltered test culture,but will allow students to think in a deeper,more passionate way than before.

Critical thinking is an important part of a lot of people’s lives because they choose to look at the world more differently than most. People choose to think critically because they want to see what other don’t. What I believe that critical thinking means is to look at something from every angle possible and to think about why or how it’s important. A lot of readers that I know tend to think critically because it allows them to dissect what is written and gain more from a story aside from the normal enjoyment of just reading the book. Critical thinking helps readers determine if the book is problematic and how the errors in that book make it worth discussing.

The value of learning critical thinking and the science behind the method is powerful. This method can produce other thoughts and answer to new and current questions and critical thinking is the most powerful method invented by humans to obtain relevant and reliable knowledge. This is also known as justified truth belief; thoughts which may be accurate because the facts that were obtained were justified by reliable resources. (Schafersman, 1991)

Critical thinking is defined by Victor-Chmil as “the cognitive processes used for analyzing knowledge” (2013, para.1). Critical thinking is knowledge based and

When I began this class, I thought that critical thinking was something we do every day, something everyone does subconsciously. This, however, is not the case. As we eat, drink, walk, and even when we talk with others, we do not use critical thinking. Critical thinking is only applied when there is some thought behind it. The definition of critical thinking, which we decided upon in class, is the “desire to seek” and the “patience to doubt”. This means that if we do not have the incentive to delve deeper into a particular topic and research or if we do not have the ability to stop and doubt either ourselves or someone else, then we are not critically thinking. I read a book on critical thinking called “Thinking Thoughtfully” by Walt Thielen

Critical thinking is a mode of thinking with a set of skills such as analyzing, accessing, and reconstructing; it is a mode of thinking in which we impose intellectual and standard rules into the inherent structure of thinking to improve the quality of thinking (Elder,2007). Specifically, critical thinkers master a set of skills when processing information. For example, they may question the purpose of the author, test the assumptions of implications as well as thinking its logic and checking its accuracy. As articulated, critical thinking has nothing to do with information accumulation, but people tend to think as less as necessary in the information age, regardless that they have more access to various information via the Internet. As a matter of fact, the sharp increase in the supply of information thanks to the provenance of the Internet has made individuals feel overwhelmed. That is, even the growing popularity of electronic resources makes it

According to Supon, one of the fundamental purposes of teaching critical thinking is to enhance the abilities of students to become critical thinkers. Corporate leaders, educational researchers, employers, and parents have continually pushed teachers to assist their students in the development of critical thinking ability. Critical thinking is a skill that ?involved not only knowledge of content by also concept formation and analysis, reasoning and drawing conclusions, recognizing and avoiding contradiction, and other essential cognitive activities? (Supon, 1998).

In the article “Critical Thinking: What Is It and Why It Counts” written by Peter A. Facione goes in depth on the topic of critical thinking, and reasons why it can be a beneficial in our everyday lives. Although one may think, “What does critical thinking have to do with my life?” the answer is simple. Critical thinking is thinking that has a purpose, liking proving a point, or an interpretation of an idea or thought, and solving problems. Now, all successful critical thinkers have these six abilities at the core for thinking skills: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. The first three skills usually try to identify, and comprehend the issue or idea at hand. The next three make a conclusion,

The Internet is considered to be a most important source of the knowledge, and it has played a bigger role in our lives. Everyone use the Internet on daily basis in offices, schools, libraries, and other places, around the world. While the Internet has made our lives easier in various ways, our skills in critical thinking and reading skills have declined. Furthermore, people depend too much on the Internet to solve their problems. There are many people who believe that the Internet is negatively affecting our critical thinking and reading skills. On the other hand, there are many people who believe that the Internet improves their critical thinking and reading skills.

When defining the term “critical thinking” it can seem overwhelming and daunting, especially for young learners. In laments terms, you are teaching your student how to think for him or herself when it comes to problem solving. Instead of giving the student the answer, you give them the tools to discover the answer him/herself. Critical thinking is an important component of any classroom. No matter the age group, these skills stay with a child for the rest of his or her life. As a teacher, it is important to understand what critical thinking pertains to and how to structure part of your lesson plan around developing critical thinking skills.