Abstract:In America in the last decade there has been an explosion ofinterest in the venerable construct of critical thinking. Critical thinking had been in repose for years until about 1983, but is now ajuggernaut. Sternberg (1985) addressed the force behind this critical thinkingjuggernaut: "Probably never before in the history of educational practice has there been a greater push to teach children to think critically."
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