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Early childhood is an important stage where children develop curiosity, values and problem-solving skills.
Imagine a world where nobody clicks on misleading content online. Media literacy can get us there.
Critical thinking is touted as the educational counterpoint to AI and algorithms, but our definitions of it need an update.
Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical defences against misinformation.
In adolescence, reading stimulates cognitive development and critical thinking.
In many countries, national exams continue to reward memorisation, shaping what teachers teach and how students learn.
Why do we trust the wrong people and doubt the right ones? An experiment in lying reveals some uncomfortable truths.
The faster and easier option isn’t always the best.
AI literacy has become synonymous with prompt engineering. It should mean something else entirely.
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing.
Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.
Employers and societies demand graduates who can evaluate information and make sound judgments.
Learning is understanding, requires challenge and takes time, a science education scholar explains.
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
Even before generative AI went mainstream, fewer people were reading books.
In a world overwhelmed by information, there is comfort in clean answers and predictive models. But what we need most is the courage to ask questions.
The effectiveness of a self-help book depends largely on the quality of its content and how it is used by readers.
We’re told we need to think critically, to not fall for misinformation. Thankfully, it’s a skill we can practise and become better at.
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Philosophy, Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Professor of Education, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Director of the Adult Literacy Research Center, Georgia State University