As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the emphasis in higher learning is less on in-depth discipline knowledge and more on agile skills in critical thinking and creative thinking. How can we ...

Fully supporting students means explicitly teaching them critical thinking, Louis E. Newman argues in Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group).

Out of all the skills today’s students need to develop, critical thinking is perhaps the most important. Critical thinking not only helps students make stronger connections to information they learn ...

In the year-plus since ChatGPT made its public debut, there’s been much speculation about how generative AI tools will transform education—or even destroy it, as some critics have cautioned. However, ...

Achievement discrepancies among U.S. students remain persistent and troubling–despite decades of targeted interventions and whole-school improvement programs. To make real gains, teachers need to ...

A recently published study has found that many college and university students aren’t taught critical thinking skills while enrolled in their course of study. The study “followed 2,322 traditional-age ...

This school year has been a challenging one for educators. Many teachers are navigating new curricular restrictions—topics, historical periods, people, and identities that have suddenly been deemed ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

Recent controversy over the role of social media “swarms” in the 2020 election have served as a new reminder — as if we needed one — that public discourse is in bad disrepair. In the last few years ...

Critical thinking, not rote memorization, is vital for children's development, as highlighted by Elon Musk. Research shows that fostering curiosity, play, and exploration significantly boosts ...