An Evaluative Review of Barriers to Critical Thinking in Educational and Real-World Settings
Though a wide array of definitions and conceptualisations of critical thinking have been offered in the past, further elaboration on some concepts is required, particularly with respect to various factors that may impede an individual’s application of critical thinking, such as in the case of reflec...
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| description | Though a wide array of definitions and conceptualisations of critical thinking have been offered in the past, further elaboration on some concepts is required, particularly with respect to various factors that may impede an individual’s application of critical thinking, such as in the case of reflective judgment. These barriers include varying levels of epistemological engagement or understanding, issues pertaining to heuristic-based thinking and intuitive judgment, as well as emotional and biased thinking. The aim of this review is to discuss such barriers and evaluate their impact on critical thinking in light of perspectives from research in an effort to reinforce the ‘completeness’ of extant critical thinking frameworks and to enhance the potential benefits of implementation in real-world settings. Recommendations and implications for overcoming such barriers are also discussed and evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60910ce2ec7a47d88ce246b719a1ac8c2023-11-18T11:04:39ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002023-05-0111610510.3390/jintelligence11060105An Evaluative Review of Barriers to Critical Thinking in Educational and Real-World SettingsChristopher P. Dwyer0Technology Education Research Group (TERG), Department of Teacher Education, Athlone Campus, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, N37 HD68 Westmeath, IrelandThough a wide array of definitions and conceptualisations of critical thinking have been offered in the past, further elaboration on some concepts is required, particularly with respect to various factors that may impede an individual’s application of critical thinking, such as in the case of reflective judgment. These barriers include varying levels of epistemological engagement or understanding, issues pertaining to heuristic-based thinking and intuitive judgment, as well as emotional and biased thinking. The aim of this review is to discuss such barriers and evaluate their impact on critical thinking in light of perspectives from research in an effort to reinforce the ‘completeness’ of extant critical thinking frameworks and to enhance the potential benefits of implementation in real-world settings. Recommendations and implications for overcoming such barriers are also discussed and evaluated.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/11/6/105critical thinkingreflective judgmentepistemologyemotionbias |
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| title | An Evaluative Review of Barriers to Critical Thinking in Educational and Real-World Settings |
| title_full | An Evaluative Review of Barriers to Critical Thinking in Educational and Real-World Settings |
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| title_short | An Evaluative Review of Barriers to Critical Thinking in Educational and Real-World Settings |
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| topic | critical thinking reflective judgment epistemology emotion bias |
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