zhou, xue teng, da al-samarraie, hosam
Within the rapid integration of AI into educational settings, understanding its impact on essential cognitive skills is crucial for developing effective teaching strategies and improving student outcomes. This study examines the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills in high...
jimerson, beth myers, ron d.
Theory can be of immense value in practice and to practitioners, but is sometimes perceived as esoteric and inaccessible, or divorced from “real-world” knowledge and skills needed to enact school leadership. Policy and scholarship also call for the development of school leaders capable of thinking in ways informed by a range of theories that help l...
vlah, ana wijnia, lisette lutz, christel burke, michael m. loyens, sofie m.
Critical thinking is essential when navigating, evaluating, and interacting with media; therefore, it is important to investigate if adults’ critical thinking skills can be trained. This paper describes an experiment investigating the impact of video lectures about enthymemes and critical thinking skills on participants’ (N = 176) critical thinking...
jarmer, sebastian tjelle
Having the right to criticize religion is important for healthy democracies. However, much critique of religion has led to increased levels of polarization. This article explores how religious education can help facilitate critical thinking regarding the critique of religion. By analyzing actual teaching practices about the critique of religion, th...
Peng, Yue
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction This research explores the role of critical thinking and cultural intelligence in psychological well-being through the lens of cultural identity development. It aims to understand how individuals think critically and navigate different cultural challenges that influence their psychological wellbeing. Methods The quantitative analysis u...
watanabe, tomofumi matsumoto, mari ukawa, masami ohira, makoto tsunoda, masaru
The global trend toward self-medication has increased public reliance on over-the-counter treatments and health-related information, contributing to the spread of pseudoscientific claims in healthcare and posing serious public health risks. Pharmacists, as accessible healthcare professionals, play a crucial role in critically evaluating these claim...
Lee, Chien Ching Low, Malcolm Yoke Hean
Published in
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
cui, ruiguo zhao, lili
Critical thinking has been widely considered an important skill in the 21st century. In view of the value attached to critical thinking, various quantitative instruments have been developed to assess critical thinking, which only provide a product of critical thinking and cannot reveal the critical thinking process of test takers. Hence, this paper...
xie, yan davies, maree smith, joanna
This study explores the enactment of critical thinking policies in Chinese senior high schools through the lens of Ball et al.’s policy enactment theory and within the broader context of Chinese education reform aimed at enhancing students’ thinking abilities. Employing a case study methodology with diverse data types, the research assessed current...
Zalani, Mahdi Weisi, Hiwa Yousofi, Nouroddin
Published in
Frontiers in Education
This study examined the influence of mobile-assisted critical writing instructions on EFL learners' writing skill in language institutes. Ninety EFL learners who were studying English at three branches of a language institute in Iran took part in this research. Two equal groups as control and experimental were formed. As the pretest, a writing task...