Critical Thinking In Learning: A Review Article

Abstract

Critical thinking is necessary for proper decision making and quality of life. The objective was to analyze the implications of critical thinking on learning. The study corresponds to a systematic review, using search engines such as AND, OR, FROM and with keywords Critical thinking, learning, critical thinking strategies, argumentation, development of critical thinking. The inclusion criteria consider articles from the last 5 years, from 2020 to 2024, including open access articles written in English and Spanish.  The exclusion criteria consider closed access articles. The selected articles considered 2 articles from the Scopus database, 5 Scielo articles and 16 Latindex articles, with 23 articles being considered in the construction of results. Concluding that critical thinking develops forms of autonomous, critical and ethical thinking and behavior, guaranteeing the promotion of a more conscious and responsible society in social, ethical and environmental matters. It is recognized that when the student uses methodological strategies, the development of critical thinking skills is promoted in them. The strategies to develop them are, flipped classroom, problem-based learning, projects, cooperative work, analysis of written texts, studies. of cases, oral argumentation, study of problems and skills such as: creativity, collaboration, communication must be developed. Furthermore, the development of critical thinking requires taking advantage of technology as transformative tools.