Why should students learn critical thinking
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The document emphasizes the importance of critical thinking for students, highlighting its impact on learning, communication, decision-making, and performance in academic and professional settings. It outlines how critical thinking enhances essay writing, group discussions, and increases chances of employment by meeting employer expectations for problem-solving and reasoning skills. Overall, mastering critical thinking equips students with lifelong skills necessary for informed decision-making and effective problem resolution.
![WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking
Employers want you to think
Critically
Employers More Interested in Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving Than College Major
A National Survey of Business and Nonprofit
Leaders: Key Findings
Nearly all employers surveyed (93 percent) say
that “a demonstrated capacity to think critically,
communicate clearly, and solve complex problems
is more important than [a candidate’s]
undergraduate major.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/whyshouldstudentslearncriticalthinking-141226232519-conversion-gate02/85/Why-should-students-learn-critical-thinking-13-320.jpg)
Why should students learn critical thinking
- 1. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Why Should Students Learn Critical Thinking?
- 2. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Learning and Life The quality of your learning is affected by the quality of your thinking about learning. The quality of Thinking determines your course, college and career choices
- 4. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Write better essays Any essay you write in college (excepting fiction, descriptive narratives and poetry) is an argumentative Essay Writing a good argumentative essay demands the ability to think Critically It calls for an understanding of the different patterns of reasoning and application of critical thinking frameworks (your own, or frameworks provided by others) The recommended essay structures are based on an understanding of the structure of arguments/reasoning patterns
- 5. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Better Communication Critical Thinking results in clearer and well thought out positions on issues You will find your arguments in discussions – verbal or written presented more cogently and well structured – resulting in better communication
- 6. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Deeper learning Knowledge of Critical Thinking makes it instinctive for you to apply it while: ◦ Reading ◦ Writing ◦ Or discussing Your learning is active – as against passive absorption of material without thought This results in deeper learning – as you understand and internalize not only the ‘What’ but also the ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of any subject matter you learn
- 7. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Make better decisions Throughout school, and more so in college you are taking decisions: ◦ What subjects to major in ◦ Which college to opt for ◦ What career(s) you intend to pursue Formal training in Critical Thinking helps you: ◦ Examine the options, skills and decision variables from several angles ◦ And you also learn to critically evaluate tentative decisions for logic, evidence and likelihood of it being right for you
- 8. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Perform Better at Competitive exams GMAT and GRE have entire sections designed to test your Critical Thinking Skills Many business schools across the world have entrance exams that test your critical Thinking skills
- 9. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Perform better at Group Discussions Group discussions involve discussing issues, taking positions and defending/arguing them Selectors evaluate performance based on the relevance and cogency of your arguments – which is nothing but output of your Critical Thinking ability
- 10. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Write better SOP’s and Resume’s Resume’s are a statement of what you are and what you have achieved in a particular format. Knowledge of Critical Thinking helps you develop Resume’s that are persuasive and relevant to the jobs you are applying to SOP (Statement of Purpose) is essentially an argumentative essay that argues why you should be selected for the course you are applying for. It is a pure application of Critical Thinking.
- 11. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Better your chances of employment Wall Street Journal Survey of Important skills for employment “When asked which skills new college graduates needed to improve most, more than half of the respondents to the question on The Wall Street Journal's survey of 479 college recruiters amed some combination of critical thinking, problem solving skills and the ability to think independently” Interview questions are designed to test your Critical Thinking Skills Performance on the job is dependant on your Critical Thinking skills
- 12. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Role of Critical Thinking in landing a job
- 13. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Employers want you to think Critically Employers More Interested in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Than College Major A National Survey of Business and Nonprofit Leaders: Key Findings Nearly all employers surveyed (93 percent) say that “a demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than [a candidate’s] undergraduate major.”
- 14. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Job Interviews & Group Discussions The questions asked during job interviews primarily test student’s abilities to think critically Performance in Group Discussions is judged based on how pertinent and persuasive the participants contributions are. Only a student who thinks critically can be pertinent and persuasive. Critical Thinking is about correct reasoning and ability to examine a problem from different perspectives.
- 15. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Stays with you throughout life Critical Thinking is a skill that once learnt, you employ throughout your life – at work and in your personal life Critical Thinking helps you take more reasoned decisions and prevents you from falling prey to fallacies and ill-thought out decisions and beliefs.
- 16. WhyShouldstudentslearnCriticalThinking Learn Critical Thinking Learn Critical Thinking? ◦ Email: prasad@criticalthinkingacademy.net ◦ URL: http://criticalthinkingacademy.net