The Role of Critical Thinking in Fostering Professional Capacity for Pedagogical Students in Vietnam Nowadays

Nguyen Thi Nga

doi:10.7176/rhss/10-18-06

Abstract

Improving the professional capacity of pedagogical students is an urgent issue facing pedagogical universities in Vietnam. Currently, the professional capacity of these students is not only shown in the teaching ability but also in the soft skills fostered and self-trained by students themselves during the university study process. This article clarifies the role and the importance of critical thinking in fostering professional capacity for pedagogical students in Vietnam nowadays. Keywords: critical thinking, professional capacity, pedagogical students, role. DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/10-18-06 Publication date: September 30 th 2020

Highlights

In the twenty-first century, the goal of building lifelong learning skills requires people to constantly develop critical thinking in any educational system
Critical thinking plays a crucial role in helping people to have deep and correct knowledge
It can be seen that critical thinking plays an extremely important role in any educational achievement and is a powerful tool for lifelong learning goals

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Introduction

In the twenty-first century, the goal of building lifelong learning skills requires people to constantly develop critical thinking in any educational system. One of the substantial reasons is that teachers - the core force, playing a crucial role in the teaching process, do not have solid knowledge base about critical thinking as well as developing the capacity of critical thinking in the educational environment. Bui Ngoc Quan with the article "Critical thinking - the foundation for the development of creative thinking of students in universities and colleges today" [9] commented: Comprehensive education at the new stage needs to train people who are able to grasp and control knowledge to adapt to the change of society.

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