THE CONCEPT OF "CRITICAL THINKING" AND THE NEED TO FORM IT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Keywords:
critical thinking, problem-solving, activity, discipline, confidence, analysis, synthesis.Abstract
Critical thinking involves developing a person’s ability to identify problems, analyze and synthesize information from any source, evaluate it, propose alternatives, and choose problem-solving methods. This belief and action is an intellectual and disciplined process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating data collected or generated through observation, experience, reasoning, learning, or association. The article discusses these issues.
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