Practical State of Critical Thinking Skills of Da Nang High School Students

Abstract

Critical thinking has been the goal of education for centuries. According to World Economic Forum, critical thinking is the most important skill of workers. The modern educational environment in this digital age is equipped with smart devices and software to help develop students’ thinking and stimulate creativity. Students will have access to many sources of knowledge and rich cultures. Thus, students need to construct new knowledge independently, build their own opinions, have the ability to evaluate and refute facts, opinions, and events in a scientific and creative manner, actively attain and master scientific knowledge, etc. Especially in the current trend of globalization and information explosion, it is no longer appropriate for students to passively accept the views given by teachers without consideration. The development of critical thinking for students in schools has become extremely necessary. The Research about the Practical State of Critical Thinking Skills of Da Nang High School Students is a project to approach the above trend, this study will focus on surveying the current situation and level of critical thinking skills of high school students in Da Nang City, and from there proposes some measures to support the improvement of appropriate critical thinking skills.