영어교육 Vol 77 / 한국영어교육학회

 

ㆍCritical thinking, a higher-order thinking skill, has various definitions. Critical thinking is logical-reflective thinking, emphasizing logic, reflection, and the process of making decisions. Critical thinking involves various skills, such as identifying the source of information, analyzing its credibility, reflecting on the information, and drawing conclusions. Critical thinking as "certain asssessment with certain purposes generated through steps of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and drawing conclusion." The definitions of critical thinking are varied but they commonly emphasize the ability to "understand the thoughts, make sense of the ideas, and make logical decisions."

 

ㆍProblem-solving and critical thinking are closely related. The steps of problem-solving are as follows: 

1) defining the problem correctly and understanding its structure in order to set goals for arriving at a solution,

2) identifying  as many different solutions as possible,

3) deciding on the most appropriate solution,

4) implementing the solution and evaluating the results obtained in a logical framework.