CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSES
Keywords:
Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Higher Education ClassAbstract
Critical thinking may be taught with appropriate instructional methods and
practices. Lecturers and instructors may help develop student critical thinking at higher education classes by 1) creating student-centered active learning rather than lecture or memorization-based learning classes; 2) focusing on student learning processes rather than solely on course content; and 3) using assessment strategies and testing that intellectually challenge students instead of objectively scored assessment and testing. Impediments hindering critical thinking in higher education classes include bias of lecturer and learner, focusing on teaching content rather than teaching to think, lack of instructional skills for critical thinking and insufficient resources for critical thinking. Lecturers may promote student critical thinking at higher education classes with instructional methods showing critical thinking processes, collaborative learning methods and real-life problem-solving, teaching by questioning, and peer coaching and assessment. Instructors enhancing student critical thinking at higher education classes should see students as users, not just receivers, of knowledge.
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