Ep 184: Critical Thinking Part 2 - Important? Yes. But Can We Teach It? Well….




Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files show

Summary: In episode 183 I talked about what critical thinking is and why it's important. Now we talk about why it's so darn hard to teach and to use critical thinking in our everyday lives. In this episode I'll discuss Dr. Daniel Willingham's advice to teachers on what they can do to effectively teach critical thinking - something that couldn't be more important in today's world where misinformation is all around us. Make sure to take a look at the concept map below.