When it comes to learning, critical thinking plays a major role. As a teacher, I think it is very important to promote and encourage critical thinking. It is a teacher's role to first teach the skills and processes of critical thinking. Then the teacher must put this to test by creating activities that involve critical thinking. There are different types of critical thinking.
Verbal Reasoning- understanding and evaluating persuasive techniques found in oral and written language
Argument Analysis- discriminating between reasons that do and do not support a conclusion
Probabilistic Reasoning- determining the likelihood and uncertainties associated with various events
Hypothesis Testing- judging the value of data and research results in terms of the methods used to obtain them and their potential relevance to the conclusion
It is important to understand critical thinking before teaching it. When I am a teacher I will think about all of the different types of critical thinking. I will definitely encourage my students to use as much critical thinking as possible.
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