When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...

Fully supporting students means explicitly teaching them critical thinking, Louis E. Newman argues in Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group).

Students deserve an education that prepares them for the world they’re entering, not the old one our current system was ...

Achievement discrepancies among U.S. students remain persistent and troubling–despite decades of targeted interventions and whole-school improvement programs. To make real gains, teachers need to ...

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024’s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

As Virginia schools adopt AI and students spend more time on screens, state lawmakers question the technology’s impact on ...

Editor’s note: The intersections of art and education are often overlooked. The Seattle Times will periodically publish pieces by young people in Washington about their perspectives on these subjects.

Explore how AI in classrooms risks undermining true learning and critical thinking, advocating for better teaching over ...

Although it was a relatively streamlined process, some degree of effort and curiosity was still required to effectively use Google.  Now, with more and more people consulting AI chatbots for answers ...

Social media has eroded our patience for challenging cognitive tasks. Now, students are conditioned to reach for AI.