Critical thinking could simply be defined as \u2013 evaluation of a problem to find the solutions
\nrationally but with novelty. It is what is applied to all forums despite of its nature of tasks and
\nexecution, educational fields and employment settings. Preparing our students for future
\nemployment, World Economic Forum has identified \u201cCritical Thinking\u201d as world\u2019s important
\ndimension to promote futuristic learning and innovation. Hence it is mandatory to necessitate
\nthe inclusion of this component.
\nThe most challenging and debatable question in the present world is whether or not our
\nstudents are tuned to give logical judgments and critical solutions that are developed through
\nreasoned course of action. Quite contrary to what is expected the easiest way chosen by
\nstudents nowadays is to provide and subside for readily available solutions to problem
\nwithout scratching their creative minds. This could be either because of their inability or lack
\nof positive engagement to enable them to tap on their critical mind thus deterring them to
\nthink of multiple solutions to arrive to a problem which is otherwise answered by them in a
\nsingular pre existing manner.
\nAll this makes the importance of brushing critical thinking component in the young mind
\nmost vital. Fostering creativity, innovation, exploration can further lead to the nurturance of
\ncritical thinking which can help them arrive at multiple solutions to the problem and then
\nevaluating while arriving at the best solution.
\nMany education institutions are constantly ensuring to brush upon this component by actively
\nengaging and encouraging students to think out of box, promoting and recognizing creativity
\nvia projects and assignments tapping novelty. Recognizing the importance of the component
\nin employment world, higher education bodies are tuning the students and preparing them
\nwell for futuristic job which involves the component of critical thinking along with leadership
\nskills, interpersonal skills with sound technical knowledge all making up to desirable
\n\u201cEmployability skills\u201d looked by the employers during recruitment and promotion time
\nperiods.
\nWhy critical thinking is important?
\nAPA defines critical thinking as- \u201c purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that uses cognitive
\ntools such as interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation of the evidential,
\nconceptual, methodological, or contextual considerations on which judgment is based.\u201d<\/p>\n
While we all agree that change is the only constant element of the world, it is not wrong to
\nsay that with every minute change in the existing element new complexity arises and when
\nnew complexity arises it is important to attend to it differently. If we were to attend to it in
\nthe same manner then newness, creativity, exploration and innovation will be hindered. Thus
\nit is very important that we constantly switch directions, rethink and adopt creative problem
\nsolving strategies to ensure that we enable divergent thinking to reach to convergent way of
\nreaching to solutions.
\nIt is increasingly essential for Young minds who are also the future nation builders to explore
\ntheir creative minds and develop diverse strategies to apply new knowledge to current
\ncomplex situations of the world with the prerogative of coming to the finest of solutions.
\nWhere knowledge institutions promotes critical thinking and suggests students to engage in
\nproblem solving technology has massively created a constant stoppage by readily providing
\nthe pre existing knowledge and solutions resisting students to think beyond the limits and
\ncome up with novel ideas. While this seems to be challengeable issue, teachers in present
\ncentury are devising curriculums that promote critical thinking and are taking immeasurable
\nsteps to prepare the futuristic nation builders to act purposefully. Not critical thinking is being
\nincluded in all courses where students are encouraged to use their problem solving ability to
\nidentify, analyze, evaluate and derive solutions using their competencies. Teaching pedagogy
\nis now essentially incorporating it in the study plan through projects to ensure it gets
\nmanifested in students while preparing them for professional world.
\nFollowing teaching strategies have been adopted to help promote critical thinking amongst
\nstudents:
\n1) Assessing the students on the basis of the learning outcome after every class either in
\nwritten or oral form so as to understand the extent of their learning and
\ncomprehending the same in their own words.
\n2) Promoting group learning by presenting problems and helping them to argue ,
\nbrainstorm and come out with multiple ways of arriving at solutions to the presented
\nproblems.
\n3) Using the discussion oriented method students are encouraged to discuss and reach to
\na potential viable solution of the case presented which is led by the student.
\n4) Utilizing peer group interaction to come up with innovative project inducing novelty,
\nteam work and collaboration<\/p>\n
Hence critical thinking is important in today\u2019s world as it helps us in the process of reaching
\nconclusion. While it is important for all to harvest this trait to logically arrive at solutions
\ninvolving low to high risk matters.<\/p>\n
Questions to reflect upon:
\n\uf0b7 Can students really benefit from strategies listed above to imbibe critical thinking?
\n\uf0b7 What are different unidentified errors that can bring inconsistencies in reasoning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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