The integration of AI into educational settings is a rapidly evolving trend with significant implications for learners' critical thinking skills. AI holds considerable promise for enhancing ...

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

Educators and employers agree that critical thinking is one of the essential skills required for postgraduation success. Unfortunately, multiple surveys indicate that employers believe that recent ...

A democracy relies on an electorate of critical thinkers. Yet formal education, which is driven by test taking, is increasingly failing to require students to ask the kind of questions that lead to ...

Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation medal. While the Fox News headline is true, it is framed to potentially ...

The critical thinking literature (e.g., Bensley, 2023) suggests assessment of critical thinking would ideally include aspects of motivational dispositions. Identified dispositions are open-mindedness, ...

I worry about misinformation in the news and social media. We’re all exposed, constantly. Is there any way to protect ourselves from the pernicious influence of fake news and misinformation? Last week ...

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024’s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

Adults using the newest AI tool can help them work faster and more efficiently, but what happens when people no longer learn ...

In the age of information overload, critical thinking and agile work have become increasingly significant for startups to navigate through the noise to make informed decisions. Effective decision ...

What happens when you ask whether AI dulls critical thinking skills? When I asked a large language model, the tool got a bit defensive, responding that AI can reduce or strengthen critical thinking, ...