In my last post, I discussed the nature of engaging the critical thinking (CT) process and made mention of individuals who draw a conclusion and wind up being correct. But, just because they’re right ...

A researcher tested a new weight loss supplement. She gave it to 200 overweight adults and discovered that their average weight, as measured by a precise weight scale, declined after two months of ...

Critical thinking is an essential skill in the workplace, particularly for skilled job seekers aiming for salaries of $100,000 or more per year. It involves analyzing facts, evaluating evidence, and ...

As a job candidate, you're likely to encounter interview questions designed to assess your critical thinking skills. Employers highly value these skills because they demonstrate your ability to ...

I recently asked a fellow academic, in conversation, how they try to integrate critical thinking into their classroom, and they replied that they don’t have "much time for that kind of thing." I ...

Critical thinking too often falls by the wayside in schools because there is a lack of consensus about how to teach it, and even what critical thinking is. One of the age-old goals of education is ...

Whether you're a parent with a pen in hand preparing to write yet another hefty tuition check, a student with a headache trying to persuade yourself to get out of bed and go to class or a high ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is critical thinking and how can we integrate it into the classroom? Part One ‘s guests were Dara Laws Savage, Patrick Brown, Meg Riordan, Ph.D., and Dr. PJ ...

The critical mind, a central tenet of Western thought since antiquity, has always been constructed as a resistance to the obvious and to authority, a means of questioning the nature of things and ...