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Students have to critically analyze a patient's problem based on their disease states, medications and laboratory findings in order to make good medication recommendations.

2024-06-20 21:51:27 UTC

How can we address health equity issues in the area of mental health service delivery?

2024-06-25 12:36:14 UTC

How can we consider our students' creative processes as critical thinking processes and build around multilayered literacy development?

2024-06-28 17:55:56 UTC

How can students use GenAI to help them develop mathematical thinking (i.e., process skills such as problem-solving, conjecturing, generalizing) and gain deeper conceptual understanding?

2024-06-28 19:32:19 UTC

How can we teach students how to be more intellectual humble without dismissing their existing pool of knowledge?

2024-06-30 09:33:06 UTC

How can we prepare students to evaluate and navigate the deluge of scientific misrepresentation and outright disinformation present in modern life?

2024-06-30 19:18:36 UTC

Critical thinking is used to help students evaluate a food label and related main-stream media related to food.

2024-07-01 02:56:53 UTC

Critical thinking in the Humanities involves starting with a text or idea, then viewing it through different lenses and interrogating it to make connections to other texts/ideas, to disassemble it and look at the parts, to compare it, to reimagine it, to assess its impact, etc.

2024-07-01 16:36:55 UTC

How do you integrate critical thinking exercises into your business and management curriculum, and what outcomes have you observed?

2024-07-05 18:42:45 UTC

how can we best create actively learning materials for mathematics students that promote critical thinking.?

2024-07-09 13:59:04 UTC

How can we encourage students to view technology as tools that still incorporate bias and remind students that technology still requires critical examination when using it?

2024-07-09 15:57:09 UTC

Is it appropriate to introduce critical thinking exercises prior to the introduction of core disciplinary concepts or is it better to introduce key concepts and then engage the students in a discussion on how personal perspective and concept relevance in their lives?

2024-07-11 15:20:37 UTC

Music history courses. I teach music history courses. I need students to think critically to conduct research and to make sense of developing styles and genres. But I am concerned because some of the sources I offer as evidence are quite old, with archaic language and descriptions of customs. Getting students to learn to evaluate these ideas must happen before the actual evaluation can begin. Can anyone offer ideas on facilitating this learning?

2024-07-12 14:34:01 UTC

In my discipline, students have difficulty recognizing opinions as opinions. Even when we present them with factual evidence, it is hard for them to let go of their preconceived notions. How do we overcome this?

2024-07-15 19:01:26 UTC

How can we prompt students to acknowledge AI as a tool susceptible to biases and hallucination, and encourage them to critically assess its ethical implications when using it?

2024-07-16 03:09:42 UTC

How can I get students in my discipline (religious studies) to set aside their preconceptions and engage with the material on its own terms? When they do, they are often capable to asking good critical questions.

2024-07-20 19:16:21 UTC

Students are asked to solve a problem based on the information given and their prior knowledge. How can we help students recognize the information relevant to solving the specific problem

2024-08-14 20:22:02 UTC

How can we help students develop critical thinking skills and learn active listening skills in order to hear what the other person is saying and not be thinking about formulating a response to the initial statement of the person they are listening to?

2024-08-16 19:15:50 UTC

I explain something like risk assessment in a business. The students are placed in groups to determine a risk, how to prevent it, who it involves to prevent it, and who does it affect if it happens.

2024-08-21 13:34:14 UTC

In my teaching practice, I often emphasize the importance of distinguishing between science and pseudoscience, particularly within the context of psychology versus pseudopsychology. To my fellow educators in the social sciences, I'm curious to learn about your unique methods and experiences in addressing this topic within your classrooms. What do you do?

2024-09-16 16:53:27 UTC

Provoke critical thinking in math classes using activities such as ken-kens and other logic puzzles

2024-09-23 01:58:12 UTC

How can I develop students' critical thinking skills in a foreign language class? How can this be a creative process?

2024-09-25 13:36:21 UTC

Critical thinking is used to relate observations and "book learning" to the real world.

2024-09-25 17:02:10 UTC

Using projects and varied engagement assignments works better to develop critical thinking skills than the standard tests. Students want the answer and feel safe with multiple-choice tests, but they have no ability to apply that "knowledge" (Blooms) in any analytical way. A the end of the semester they do fantastic on the final exam (short answer essays based on course competencies). Would you consider trying something other than standard tests? If not, what holds you back?

2024-09-26 15:16:15 UTC

Philosophy often teaches introduction to critical thinking courses for general education requirements, but that might be the only course explicitly in critical thinking students take.

2024-10-21 16:19:21 UTC

I’d like to make critical thinking more explicit in my law classes, which I think are a combination of humanities and social sciences. Certainly, critical thinking underlies legal reasoning. What practices might make this connection more explicit?

2024-10-21 23:42:12 UTC

How can I create assignments or activities that foster deeper thinking in my math courses without being so challenging that students give up?

2024-10-25 15:31:49 UTC

In agriculture, a significant aspect is that work typically takes place outside of a traditional classroom or office setting. The ability to think critically and respond promptly to emerging issues is essential, especially in environments where access to additional resources may be limited.

2024-10-29 13:06:48 UTC

Critical thinking is a key focus in my biology labs, where students actively analyze data, interpret results, and question assumptions. By experimenting and evaluating evidence, such as predicting and observing enzyme reactions, students learn to draw logical, scientifically sound conclusions. This approach not only deepens their understanding of biology but also equips them with analytical skills for real-world applications.

2024-11-01 17:45:36 UTC

I think any type of scenario-based learning is a good fit for most students. This allows for faculty input at varying levels during the exercise.

2024-11-12 20:37:01 UTC

Artists use critical thinking to evaluate techniques, experiment with materials, and solve creative challenges during the production process. It also enables viewers and creators to assess the impact of art on audiences, fostering deeper connections and insights.

2024-11-29 20:49:14 UTC

critical thinking is an essencial skill i Mathematics, in problem solving skills, in logical reasoning, in analyzing and validating data, in justification and proof of arguments, and in the generation of new ideas.

2024-12-01 15:27:58 UTC

Critical thinking is a matter of evaluating an academic conversation and entering into it with a unique perspective. To engage in critical thought means to carefully listen, engage, and understand first of all and before one shares one's perspective.

2024-12-02 16:08:38 UTC

Students often take things at face value, and are willing to accept findings if it is presented in an appealing way (e.g. it aligns with their beliefs, the website has a nice layout, the author has degrees after their name). How can I get them to not immediately accept--nor dismiss--material they encounter online?

2024-12-04 22:42:40 UTC

In the new world of AI, critical thinking is a must to evaluate the information gathered and to ensure the accuracy of the mathematics/logic for the given situation. My concern is that the current generation does not have these skills because they lack basic knowledge and assume everything on the internet is true.

2024-12-06 12:00:30 UTC

Critical thinking is so important in Chemistry/Biochemistry, because we teach many students "outside of our major". How can I find a balance of teaching the material that they won't remember and balance it with the tools they need in the future??

2024-12-10 21:31:27 UTC

Critical thinking and analysis are used within the discipline throughout the semester to evaluate, select, and use various sources which in turn are used to outline, draft, and revise writing assignments of different types.

2025-01-20 20:09:13 UTC

CT in biology non-science majors used to evaluate validity if fluoride is indeed not necessary.

2025-02-07 17:58:25 UTC

Creativity will always be necessary and critical thinking is part of the creative process.

2025-02-10 15:28:38 UTC

Teachers think critically on a daily basis when it comes to making instructional decisions, analyzing assessment data, and for the general needs of their students.

2025-02-11 16:40:24 UTC

I'm not sure that what we call "critical thinking" today is much more than a buzzword for what was once called reasoning. Students and teachers engage in critical thinking in many ways in a philosophy course. I think that at their root, these stem from a curious mindset that is willing to call into question even our most basic a cherished assumptions about the world. In sum, I think critical thinking entails a posture of awe and wonder.

2025-02-12 13:01:03 UTC

Critical thinking is a key component of higher learning. It is necessary in every aspect and is expected as a skilled gained once an individual graduates from college.

2025-02-19 16:36:39 UTC

We use the NCSBN Clinical Judgment 6 step model in nursing to guide decision making. We also use critical thinking/ clinical reasoning with evaluation to determine if modification of the plan of care is needed

2025-02-25 19:49:19 UTC

Critical thinking is essential in pathophysiology courses, especially to the level of understanding case study scenarios. Students need to properly synthesize knowledge from prerequisite courses such as A&P and microbiology, and do additional inquiry as necessary within the context of learning aspects of human disease. Students then much analyze assumptions and points of view to arrive upon the most logical conclusions.

2025-03-07 20:01:50 UTC

Critical thinking is central to the humanities because it involves analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating complex ideas, texts, and cultural phenomena. In the Humanities, critical thinking helps scholars and students to analyze texts and ideas, challenge assumptions and norms, form informed opinions, synthesize information, and debate and dialogue.

2025-03-09 17:20:22 UTC

Critical thinking plays a vital role in the Social Sciences, helping scholars and students to explore complex social phenomena, analyze data, and make informed judgments about society.

2025-03-09 17:21:28 UTC

In the Natural Sciences, critical thinking is essential for formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, and interpreting data. It helps scientists evaluate evidence objectively, consider alternative explanations, and ensure their conclusions are based on reliable data. Critical thinking also drives innovation by encouraging creative problem-solving and careful consideration of the ethical implications of research.

2025-03-09 17:23:49 UTC

Critical thinking enables us to make data-driven decisions, improve existing technologies, and create innovative solutions to meet societal needs.

2025-03-09 17:27:41 UTC

As a Counseling Psychologist, critical thinking- whether its determining a client's diagnoses or if/how an intervention should be adjusted to account for a client's cultural background- is a core competency. We must assist students will be critical thinkers, questioners, and consumers of research to support students' professional development.

2025-03-13 21:25:57 UTC

Natural sciences rely heavily on data analysis. Critical thinking skills enable students to interpret data presented in various formats (graphs, tables, etc.), identify patterns, and draw logical and evidence-based conclusions.

2025-03-18 19:01:32 UTC

I teach history and art history. Most of the topical areas in this discipline require some basic background knowledge. Students today do not have that background knowledge. Their life experiences are so limited - online in some capacity. Parents don't educate, primary and secondary schools skirt innovation and critical thinking in lieu of teaching to a test or a states criteria. How do we overcome this?

2025-03-20 15:53:48 UTC

In teaching a foreign language and its cultures, how does an instructor motivate students to be curious enough, to find in the way words are used and customs practiced to express common concepts, human emotions, etc., the unity and diversity in perceiving life?

2025-03-20 20:17:33 UTC

nursing requires critical thinking. I often describe it as preventing the trainwreck from happening instead of having to clean it up. Nurses should always be anticipating what could go wrong and applying interventions to prevent that from happening

2025-03-22 22:39:25 UTC

What are the challenges in using AI in the clinical practice of psychology?

2025-03-27 16:37:08 UTC

In social sciences, students need to be able to evaluate sources for what they are. Too often students dismiss sources, especially primary sources, with comments such as "its biased." Well, of course it is biased. It is a primary source. That is why you need many primary sources to see the differences in perspectives. Without this and without being able to evaluate what the sources contain, will prevent students from understanding the phenomenon being discussed.

2025-03-31 12:13:34 UTC

Developing the Critical thinking skills of our students is of great importance, not only in the teaching of the English language and other modern languages, but also in the students' aspects of everyday life. They need to listen, evaluate and analyze every idea, emotion, trend, decision and action they encountered in every setting - academic or otherwise. Reaching the maximum potential of students' power of thinking is one of the goals of education.

2025-04-04 17:16:21 UTC

Some of the best ways to implement critical thinking can be found in teaching students new vocabulary in Reading classes

2025-04-18 16:29:46 UTC

Critical thinking is important because the students are constantly presented information and opinions in the form of facts, and they need to be able to question this information and know how to check its validity.

2025-04-23 20:24:06 UTC

Critical thinking is essential in all walks of life, medicine being no exception. As a physician, you have to critically evaluate patient symptoms for differential diagnosis as your treatment regimen will depend on the diagnosis; this becomes even more important if you are an emergency physician. If you are a physician-scientist involved in clinical research, you may have to analyze and interpret the efficacies of clinical trials. Patient's lives depend on your critical thinking abilities.

2025-04-27 15:42:53 UTC

Automotive systems are a series of processors sharing, ones and zeros, and processing both analog and digital data into outputs in milliseconds. Technicians viewing input data must be able to see subtle differences and critically think how these differences affect the other processors within the network. These skills are not something you learn through YouTube but through hands on testing and deep thinking through the processes to assure a successful repair or design of a system.

2025-05-05 14:02:30 UTC

Critical Thinking in the Humanities involves viewing the Arts, aspects of culture, food, and music, and understanding the various components through research, whether visually reading, via conversations, or using artifacts. How can students introduce critical thinking concepts and engage other students in a scholarly conversation?

2025-05-14 21:23:06 UTC

Critical thinking promotes a deeper understanding of chemical principles by enhancing students to questions assumptions, explore connections, and relate concepts to real world applications.

2025-05-15 16:00:36 UTC

Critical thinking is used in geology to identify evidence of Earth's past, using the scientific method.

2025-05-15 21:41:48 UTC

I teach my students quantitative research methods and often when they disagree with research findings, they say "this isn't accurate" because it is different than their prediction or experience. I try to have them focus on how research is about overall patterns (not individual experiences) and even if we are surprised by findings, it's still real evidence, and we want to understand why that evidence might be different than what we expected (usually by critically thinking about the methodology).

2025-05-21 02:43:24 UTC

I think critical thinking is used in poetry to understand what the poem is about, why the poet wrote it, and how the poem connects with broader cultural and personal experiences.

2025-05-21 19:49:57 UTC

In business and management, how do we teach students to maneuver their way through industries questioning the status quo and create a successful business?

2025-05-25 03:49:53 UTC

Critical thinking in instructional design and technology is essential for systematically analyzing learners' needs, selecting appropriate instructional strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of learning interventions. It enables designers to make informed decisions about content organization, technology integration, and assessment methods. This reflective process ensures that instructional solutions are both pedagogically sound and contextually relevant to achieve learning outcomes.

2025-06-05 13:45:20 UTC

Critical thinking is so important regardless of area of study. Students need to be able to think critically not just to do a job, but to make choices in everyday life. In class, students repeatedly ask "do I need to know this for the exam". We need to get students past this. Students are hyper focused on the grade rather then their learning journey through the course.

2025-06-05 14:41:05 UTC

I teach psychology. Even though there is much discussion around emotions and behaviors, it is important to also analyze data, search for patterns and research history of theories. The scientific method is a large part of our discipline. In order to help others we have to have a baseline of knowledge and the ability to critically think.

2025-06-05 20:04:28 UTC

In clinical research, it is important for students to think critically about the role of research, especially human subjects research in society, and considerations for how to conduct research ethically and responsibly.

2025-06-10 19:09:40 UTC

How do we use critical thinking in tech theatre?

2025-06-16 20:04:36 UTC

I teach Data Analysis to students. Sometimes I use videos to explain a difficult concept, and then I ask students to critique the videos.

2025-06-16 20:55:48 UTC

In the sciences, we are constantly acquiring and sorting through information. But the essential question is, how do you draw an inference from that information that has a reasonable chance of being true? This is where critical thinking skills are essential. And of course, this carries over directly to daily life as well. The need and the skills are the same, whether the source of the information is nature or the newspaper.

2025-06-18 00:50:39 UTC

I teach psychology, and I try to get my students to think critically about the types of evidence they use to support an argument. I have them compare various types of resources on the same topic and think about the benefits and weaknesses of each. Ideally, they should come to the conclusion that research evidence provides the strongest support for their arguments.

2025-06-21 19:16:04 UTC

With the amount of anxiety today's students feel from life, how can we show them them that learning critical thinking about a specific discipline can transfer over to other areas of their life?

2025-06-24 13:55:37 UTC

I think the most important thing to note within the humanities is that everything is critical thinking. When you're working with people or engaging with art, how do you determine what's true? How do you determine which things should and shouldn't be shared?

2025-06-24 18:44:50 UTC

Occupational therapy is no different. Critical thinking skills are required no matter what area of practice one is in. We need to assess their strengths and challenges in order to develop an appropriate intervention. But with that we are tasked with not taking what the client says at face value and diving deeper into what is really causing barriers to occupation

2025-06-25 11:36:02 UTC

Critical thinking is important because this is how students can start to apply what they know or do not know. When they see the gap, they then can imagine and be curious to learn and understand.

2025-07-03 14:13:10 UTC

In my psychology courses, I try to get students to develop critical thinking skills by having them question where information comes from, how information was gathered, and whether the conclusions drawn are appropriate, as well as how this information is or is not applicable to the real world. They can do this when conducting research fairly easily, but also even thinking about information in a textbook.

2025-07-08 17:31:00 UTC

In Massage Therapy, critical thinking is essential to a successful and therapeutic outcome in a session. The therapist must be alert to all items on an intake form, ask questions specific to how the patient's background or conditions may affect treatment goals, and be able to discern during a therapy session what is getting results and what is not, as well as what alternate techniques or tools to use if the current one is not bringing about the desired goals.

2025-07-08 18:22:02 UTC

As a sociologist, I try to get students to use critical thinking skills when it comes to statements like "It's always been that way," "That's not normal (or weird)," and "I don't see race." I try to use history to get them to make connections to what is going on in the present so they can think about how to address social problems that concern them the most.

2025-07-11 13:46:05 UTC

Art appreciation inherently involves observation, analysis, and interpretation, all of which are core components of critical thinking. Critical thinking helps students to move beyond subjective reactions and form more reasoned judgments about an artwork's merits and significance. Learning to appreciate art also requires a dose of meta cognition by which learners use knowledge of themselves, recognizing and evaluating their own experiences to overcome biases.

2025-07-12 17:54:33 UTC

When I teach science I tend to want students to learn how to ask questions and process information about the world around them. Critical thinking underlies the process of science and is a far more important takeaway than memorizing facts and formulas.

2025-07-19 01:11:59 UTC

I teach aviation technical and engineering courses. I used examples from industry that are dated, that have been changed or improved, to have students dig into the root causes of why industry changes have been made. Rulemaking research within the FAA helps them grasp critical thinking.

2025-07-21 17:06:55 UTC

I teach social science and humanities courses. I encourage students to look at the evidence being used to support, to look for argument fallacies and at how their own lived experiences, values, beliefs, biases, and socialization influence how they are evaluating the evidence and how the evidence is being used to support a conclusion. I also encourage them to ask how those presenting the evidence may have been influenced by their lived experiences, etc.

2025-07-22 19:16:47 UTC

Critical thinking plays a large part in English writing and literature courses. Students need to be able to critically examine various types of literature genres, and in writing courses, they need to be able to generate their own writing (texts), and work on joining the academic conversations that are going on around them when they are in college.

2025-07-25 05:18:42 UTC

Within public health settings, we must consider the settings and systems that impact the individual. We can all strive to live healthy lifestyles but the settings and systems play a big role. Sometimes, the answer to stop the stomach pain that comes from a stomach ulcer is to leave the high-stress job, not just avoid acidic foods. The settings and systems are not always obvious and requires questioning assumptions and critical thinking

2025-07-25 16:29:21 UTC

We use critical thinking when designing an experiment in a way that avoids bias. Additionally, when interpreting the results, we must critically analyze whether the data support the hypothesis as well as evaluate other possible explanations for the patterns we see.

2025-07-27 04:10:46 UTC

We use critical thinking when our students are developing their hypotheses and designing their research protocols for their semester long group projects. Students learn how to read scientific papers and evaluate them critically. Our students also complete activities on how science is reported in the news and media literacy.

2025-07-31 16:09:56 UTC

I think critical thinking starts with analysis, but then it takes another step: it asks "why?" Why are we using our knowledge in this way? Why have we engaged this definition instead of that one? Why did a past society crumble? Why did an underdog action succeed? Often, critical thinking asks "why?" skeptically, trying to judge the strength of a conclusion by pulling and tugging at it. Those who practice healthy skepticism are generally good critical thinkers.

2025-08-04 17:07:12 UTC

I teach Business Computer Applications, mostly Excel. Students need to be able to use critical thinking skills to apply the principles of the tool they are learning in real-world (or simulated real-world) situations.

2025-08-05 23:33:20 UTC

In healthcare critical thinking is essential to balancing the pros and cons of any action steps and treatment options for a patient.

2025-08-13 15:16:18 UTC

I teach Systems Analysis and Design online, and the course framework is centered on critical thinking. To design an effective technological solution to a business problem, or any problem involving technology; students must first take time to deeply reflect on the problem itself. Only by examining the issue holistically can they truly understand what needs to be done. Critical thinking is therefore not just a skill but the foundation for crafting comprehensive, sustainable solutions.

2025-09-22 20:36:17 UTC

Critical thinking involves identifying our assumptions, and the assumptions underlying those assumptions, as well as identifying whether they are serving our inquiry or keeping us stuck in a rut.

2025-09-24 18:54:08 UTC

In the nursing profession, we base all of our client care around critical thinking and clinical reasoning. A student's ability to gather pertinent data, decipher that data to determine what appropriate interventions may be and then implementing those interventions using prioritization- and most often completing all of these steps under immense pressure- are large determinants of success in the nursing profession.

2025-10-14 17:59:31 UTC

Real-world or future career applications using basic concepts taught in class

2025-10-24 13:16:15 UTC

Critical thinking is used in all courses within the respiratory care curriculum through scenario-based learning, including case studies, simulated medical emergencies, and other activities. Critical thinking skills work in tandem with patient assessment, problem-solving/troubleshooting, clinical reasoning, and decision-making skills. In respiratory care, students must learn to utilize these skills to persist through the curriculum and to provide quality patient care.

2025-11-17 18:29:21 UTC

Critical thinking is defined as "objectively analyzing facts and information to form a well-reasoned judgement/solution"; however, I believe that critical thinking at a TCU is to build skills in problem solving, contextual analysis, and being able to question and interpret narratives.

2025-11-20 17:37:46 UTC

Critical thinking is a focal skill to be thought about and developed in any Composition and Research course. Asking students to develop research questions, draft thesis statements and premises, and gather supporting research/secondary evidence, requires that students get experience, via repeated practice, on how to do so, how to assess/evaluate what they've produced, and how to improve upon what they've originally come up with (get comfortable with proper drafting processes).

2025-11-29 22:36:13 UTC

As a nurse critical thinking is a must!! Nursing students must be able to observe many aspects of a patient while knowing diagnostic information, use assessment skills to determine and ask appropriate questions in order to determine an accurate treatment and care plan.

2025-12-01 15:41:23 UTC

Critical thinking is used to make judgments about what level of care is best for a patient moving forward.

2025-12-04 15:56:53 UTC

I teach research methods. When conducting research, critical thinking is required at every stage - from identifying social problems and developing research questions to designing a plan to address the questions and, based on data, offering informed solutions.

2025-12-10 15:51:26 UTC

Critical thinking is inherent to humanities courses as students are learning to read, analyze, and interpret texts, arguments, etc. However, I am concerned about the ability of students to learn this skill given the prevalence of AI. What are we to do about the tendency of (some) students to ask the computer what they think about a text instead of thinking about the text for themselves?

2025-12-27 19:30:58 UTC

In Finance, we need to make a determination as to which investment to choose. What do you suggest?

2025-12-27 20:45:07 UTC

I teach pre-service and practicing elementary educators. Elementary education provides a foundation for the other disciplines and I think one of the most important goals is to get elementary students to engage with content and processes with curiosity.

2025-12-30 16:53:02 UTC

Since the humanities doesn’t offer a single “right” answer, students need to reason through possible answers and solutions—even if it means challenging their previous assumptions.

2025-12-31 20:19:25 UTC

How do we use our knowledge in critical thinking

2026-01-04 16:34:06 UTC

How do we NOT use critical thinking in the Humanities?

2026-01-08 19:33:50 UTC

Applying the nursing process to varying patient presentations.

2026-01-12 19:02:06 UTC

In CSD (Communication Sciences & Disorders), critical thinking is an imperative part of being able to provide accurate and functional care by developing appropriate goals for each client. You must also be able to use these skills to modify and adapt both materials and interventions as needed based on client needs and progress.

2026-01-13 17:16:50 UTC

Critical thinking is used in every facet of Nursing. From assessments and advocating to the simplest of things like assisting with ADLs . Critical thinking is essential to the Profession that is Healthcare.

2026-01-15 16:29:51 UTC

How to prepare students for critical thinking and analysis in patient care.

2026-01-15 17:03:06 UTC

Students design their own experiments and need to think through the entire process experimental design before putting pen to paper.

2026-01-15 21:30:53 UTC

To develop critical thinking, students need to build on why we are trying to answer a certain question. Though they often do not have the confidence to go out on a limb and offer an answer of their own, this can be bypassed by starting with something they know, that they can build on. Often sports or music offer a good starting platform.

2026-01-21 11:37:51 UTC

Critical thinking in systems analysis and design enables analysts to evaluate problems, assess requirements, compare alternatives, and design effective, ethical, and efficient information systems.

2026-01-28 14:59:22 UTC

Besides some obvious areas, there is fact and truth. The two are often conflated but in reality, and functionally, Fact is set - it happened, Truth is more socially constructed and depends greatly on one's own point of view. Truth often if not usually depends on what meaning is taken from the collection of facts.

2026-02-02 20:46:20 UTC

I teach Computer Science and Engineering Technology courses, and critical thinking is a necessary skill to make use of the technical information, tools, options, context, resources, and people to find or develop the appropriate and suitable solution for any given problem. Not only that, it is also required to identifying the problem(s) itself, define them, and they looking for the solution(s).

2026-02-03 14:46:21 UTC

Critical thinking is vital in the health science professions and learning to be able to take things like patient signs/symptoms and link those to a possible disease then apply what interventions you can and need to take.

2026-02-03 19:23:03 UTC

The humanities encourage students to understand and appreciate perspectives different from their own.

2026-02-06 21:39:34 UTC

In chemistry students have to learn the topics and then apply it to the problem solving part of the course. They also have to apply it to the lab course to explain and determine data.

2026-02-27 02:22:59 UTC

Critical thinking is at the core of statistical reasoning because statistics is not just about performing calculations - it’s about making sound judgments based on data. In practice, critical thinking shows up in everything that we do.

2026-03-03 15:49:31 UTC

In history students must learn to evaluate sources for bias and credible information, analyze those sources in order to compare their bias or perspective, then present their analysis in a structured paragraph, essay, or article.

2026-03-03 16:33:50 UTC

Critical thinking skills can be used by students to identify the concepts, equations, definitions, procedures, systems, structural-functional relationships, conventions and data in a particular field necessary to properly evaluate a particular elements or series of elements in any of the natural sciences.

2026-03-04 20:42:12 UTC

Perspective based on evidence or facts

2026-03-24 15:03:34 UTC

As many in this section have already stated, a core function of the humanities is the use of critical thinking. Students must be able to not only identify a problem but also present a solution or response based upon evidence and rationale. There should be a clear driving force behind the stance they're taking, and they should be able to articulate it clearly.

2026-04-07 13:26:23 UTC

Critical thinking is essential to determine a patient's status, assessing emergent needs, and choosing paths forward.

2026-04-08 18:12:32 UTC

Critical thinking is essential for Veterinary Technicians. We need to predict what is going to happen with our patients, what our doctors need, how a procedure could go and what happens if it goes wrong. Every day, and every thing we do takes critical thinking to keep us, and our patients safe.

2026-04-20 22:04:55 UTC

Critical thinking in chemistry involves more than solving problems—it requires students to interpret data, evaluate results, and justify their conclusions. In labs such as titration or distillation, students must decide whether their data are reliable and make evidence-based decisions. I emphasize structured problem-solving and require students to explain their reasoning rather than rely on pattern recognition.

2026-04-24 23:28:18 UTC

Critical thinking is utilized not only to teach concepts, but to ensure students can issue spot and apply the concepts in practical settings.

2026-05-04 20:55:46 UTC

Students must be able to analyze primary and secondary sources in English comp.

2026-05-11 20:34:15 UTC

Using critical thinking as a nurse educator means going beyond delivering information and helping students learn how to reason clinically, question assumptions, prioritize patient safety, and apply evidence in unpredictable situations. In nursing education, critical thinking is both a teaching method and a learning outcome.

2026-05-19 18:59:27 UTC

Our students now have AI at their fingertips. It is extremely tempting for them, and some do, ask AI to "think" for them. If asked a critical thinking/analytical question that attempts to help them discover what they think, some will hand it over AI.

2026-05-26 17:03:50 UTC

In history comparing and contrasting the interpretations of primary and secondary sources are pivotal. AI usage is not only ineffective but can more often than not provide false information to students who either use it for summary convenience or more likely want to use it to arrive to a erroneous conclusion.

2026-06-13 17:20:30 UTC

Critical thinking is essential in humanities, especially in English courses as they are constantly analyzing and interpreting texts to form their own responses.

2026-06-14 20:39:52 UTC

How does AI inform the humanities? It is so easy to generate content. In my Spanish class, we moved to in-class essays to ensure that students were generating their own work. AI can influence opinions, too. I am exploring how to scaffold AI into learning to prepare students for today's workforce.

2026-06-24 14:49:19 UTC

Throughout our curriculum, we intentionally integrate clinical judgment using the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. Students are challenged to recognize cues, analyze those cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, and evaluate outcomes. Whether they are administering medications, interpreting assessment findings, or responding to changes in a patient's condition, they must continually think critically rather than simply recall facts.

2026-06-29 15:29:19 UTC

One of the most rewarding parts of teaching nursing is watching students transition from asking, "What is the correct answer?" to asking, "Why is this the safest and most appropriate action for this patient?" That shift in thinking is what prepares them to provide safe, evidence-based patient care long after they leave the classroom.

I don't think I have a question. Anyone who has been teaching in the humanities for more than 30 minutes and who CAN'T stimulate critical thinking (or at least who doesn't have a swath of techniques to try) should perhaps find a different line of work.

2026-07-02 22:31:06 UTC

How do we get students to engage in productive struggle and wrestle with problems when they continually give up before they even get started?

2026-07-02 23:11:59 UTC

What is the purpose of addressing this question in this manner? Who are the creators of this course and what informs their pedagogy?

2026-07-03 01:33:28 UTC

As theatrical designers, how will we create work that connects our audience to the very human process of telling stories, tickles their minds & imaginations to explore those connections and actively share those connections with others?

2026-07-03 10:15:08 UTC

In fashion design, critical problem-solving is essential to transforming a two-dimensional concept into a three-dimensional garment—one that fits the human form and its ability to move while balancing aesthetic beauty with functional design.

2026-07-03 19:48:03 UTC

Part of what drew me to the behavioral sciences is that they show students that an account of human behavior need not rely on hypothetical constructs, especially when those constructs are treated as explanations for why behavior occurred. Because some behaviors are less amenable to direct measurement, it is especially important for students to learn to distinguish speculation from rigorously conducted scientific findings, and even then to remain appropriately skeptical.

2026-07-04 21:35:47 UTC

As a nurse educator, we constantly strive to empower our students to be able to critically think. Critical thinking is used to assess patients, analyze information, make safe clinical decisions, solve problems, and provide effective, evidence-based care.

2026-07-05 19:24:02 UTC

Critical thinking is used in every step of our process of care in the profession of dental hygiene. This begins with reviewing the patients health history, assessing the patients needs and anxiety levels, and ends with navigating a path to a patient centered treatment plan which will help our patients achieve the best results for their oral health.

2026-07-05 22:39:30 UTC

Because the humanities are not a monolith, how can we teach students taking general humanities classes to approach various objects, eras, and ways of thinking with appropriate questions?

2026-07-06 14:23:50 UTC

Social Sciences by their very nature engage with a variety of methods, concepts, and approaches from a wide array of other disciplines. Critical Thinking is used on a regular basis to analyze and synthesize these ideas.

2026-07-06 15:48:17 UTC

We use the term "critical thinking" without asking its definition. For most people I suspect they simply think of it as thinking, generating ideas. To be critical is to differentiate, to evaluate, to administer a set of criteria to determine efficacy and value.

2026-07-06 16:04:15 UTC

I teach CS-related courses-- critical thinking is important for problem solving and putting all the pieces together to make things work. CS can be hard to conceptualize since it's typically quite abstract, so we need to be able to break it down into what makes sense to us.

2026-07-07 15:55:46 UTC

Critical thinking is an essential part of actually learning to think mathematically (as opposed to doing math that is just imitating steps demonstrated by someone else). It's a challenge though because a lot of students come to us thinking that being good at math just means being good at imitating steps. Getting students to talk through their thinking has been helpful in my classes.

2026-07-07 17:06:29 UTC

How do you handle a business situation as a manager you've never encountered before? Once you start, how do you know if you're doing it right?

2026-07-07 22:32:04 UTC

In window design, one must take a concept and make it come to life for the viewer by applying the elements of design and spacial planning to create good composition so the viewer sees and understands the message the designer is trying to convey.

2026-07-07 22:40:16 UTC

In critical fields like computer networking and cybersecurity, critical thinking is a operational necessity rather than a soft skill. IT professionals must systematically evaluate complex, multi-layered technical challenges, anticipating how immediate engineering decisions ripple across an entire enterprise's security posture and operational continuity.

2026-07-07 23:31:16 UTC

Critical thinking is more than an academic or workplace skill, it's a life skill. The ability to analyze information, evaluate options, and make thoughtful decisions helps us solve problems every day, whether we're writing code, managing a project, or handling personal challenges.

2026-07-08 01:24:51 UTC

At the end of the day, technology is all about solving problems. Whether you're debugging code, troubleshooting a network, or designing a new solution, you will constantly face challenges that don't have an obvious answer.

Critical thinking teaches students to slow down, gather all the available information, analyze the facts, consider multiple approaches, and evaluate the most efficient solution before taking action. Instead of jumping to conclusions, they learn to ask the right questions and make informed decisions.

This is why I encourage my students to focus not only on learning technical skills but also on developing the mindset of a problem solver. The ability to think critically will make them better software developers, better network engineers, and better professionals.

More importantly, critical thinking doesn't end in the classroom or the workplace. It's a lifelong skill that helps us make better decisions, overcome challenges, and navigate everyday situations with confidence.

Technology changes every day, but the ability to think critically will always remain one of the greatest strengths a person can have.