International conference on multidisciplinary science

Critical thinking in higher education

Farrukh Aminov

Teacher of Karshi State University,Uzbekistan

Keywords: Critical thinking education. skill

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Abstract

Critical thinking skills are considered to be a paramount importance in tertiary education. Some private universities in Uzbekistan have been using this skill effectively.  Many teachers argue that students tend to assess the arguments of others as well as their own, tackle arguments with the help of critical thinking. Implementation of critical thinking skill into every university in our country is believed to be first and foremost step. Thinking critically, students can gain social empowerment, improve communication, employability and networking. According to Tsui (2002), education of cognitive skill along with critical thinking can allow people to ameliorate their functioning in many situations. Some researchers and educators   put a great emphasis on the importance of critical thinking pedagogy in higher education. However, they also claimed that how such skills could be encouraged through instruction. It is argued that if critical thinking is articulated in teaching subject specific knowledge and skills, critical thinking instruction tends to show students productivity in education while others feel that they ought to be taught separately because critical thinking skills are a generalized subset of skills. (Ennis,1989)

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