I haven't shared articles in a long time, today I'm back to share reviews related to education. The theme that I will discuss is critical thinking. In this review I will only focus on two things, the first is an indicator in critical thinking, and the second is the reason why we must have the ability to think critically.
Critical thinking ability is a thinking skill that is useful for comparing various kinds of information and can conclude the information with appropriate judgment. Critical thinking can also be interpreted with the ability to think precisely accurately, logically, and also think deeply and relevantly to take the core of a problem.
some important Indicator in critical thinking.
Before starting to teach students about critical thinking procedures, it is important for us to know the main indicators in critical thinking. Actually, each expert expresses their own opinion which differs from each other regarding the indicators of critical thinking.
I summarize some indicators that would be easy for all of us to understand. Facione found about critical thinking indicators. According to him, there are 6 abilities in critical thinking.
Interpretation
namely the attitude in expressing the significance of the various kinds of experiences gainedAnalysis
the ability to identify expected and actual relationships from a variety of concept questions and other forms of representation.Conclusion
the ability to obtain the elements needed to make a reasonable conclusion, or make a hypothesis from the information obtained into a relevant conclusion.
In addition to some of the indicators that I reviewed above, there are also other indicators, including evaluation, explanation, and another important indicator is the ability to self-regulate.
The reason why we must have the ability to think critically
Thinking is existential. Thinking is also one thing that distinguishes us humans from other creatures. Well, the reason why we have to have a critical mindset is because this is related to our ability to reflect on life which will later affect self-development.
Critical thinking is important, apart from having an effect on self-development, it can also make us quick and precise in making decisions.