Dance with Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking in the Classroom

Abstract

This article examines the theoretical underpinnings of critical thinking and creative thinking in order to encourage educators to include two key thinking skills in their daily classrooms. It draws purposefully and selectively from research evidence and theory across the fields of education, psychology, and professional development to draw attention to the assentation that more structured and theoretically informed teachings of critical and creative thinking in education could be useful to student learning. First, definitions of critical and creative thinking are discussed. Then, some studies with the focus of critical and creative thinking are reviewed. Finally, some suggestions for the implementation of two thinking styles in the classrooms are provided.

Investigating the Empirical Links between Creative and Critical Thinking

“…It seems that this robust result extends the existing literature, sheds lights on future studies, and provides some practical implications. As Tsai (2012Tsai ( , 2013 has argued, creative and critical thinking are a necessary skill for students to learn. In this sense, these two elements should be included in the curriculum and educational policy and teachers should facilitate these two thinking modes in the classroom.…”

“…The importance of focusing on creative thinking in education has been stressed by educators and researchers (Sternberg, 2003;Tsai, 2012). O' Donnell and Micklethwaite (1999) reviewed the educational curriculum of 16 countries and concluded that creativity was viewed as a building block of an essential skill at various educational levels.…”

Effectiveness of Creative Problem Solving Framework in English Language Teaching at Elementary Level in Pakistan

“…In addition, it is an attitude embedded in curiosity, challenging ideas, asking questions, using imagination to generate innovative and out-of-the-box solutions (Bouchard, 2013). In the same line, Tsai (2012) reported about Vygotsky, who claimed that imagination enables human beings to think creatively and lays the foundations for creative activities. Thus, thinking originates by reflecting on experiences that occurred in one's daily life; and imagination helps it to explore, develop and promote new ideas.…”

Peningkatan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Melalui Metode Pembelajaran Team Games Tournaments Dan Team Assisted Individualization

“…Tinggi atau rendahnya kualitas pendidikan yang dihasilkan dari sekolah untuk siswa tidak terlepas dari berbagai faktor diantaranya adalah pengemasan pembelajaran (Adnyana, Ristiati, & Setiawan, 2014). Adanya kurang interaksi antara pengajar dan peserta didik Rath et al (1966) dalam Sudaryanto (2007), kurang beragam metode belajar guru (Tsai, 2012), kemampuan mental dan kecerdasan manusia yang lemah (Fatemipour & Kordnaeej, 2014), kurang usaha dalam meningkatkan modul ajar (Adair & Jaeger, 2016), kemampuan bernegosiasi siswa lambat (Aldhizer, 2015), watak dan metakognisi (Bensley, 2016), lingkungan pembelajaran siswa kurang memadai (Rudd, Baker, & Hoover, 2000) serta kurang mempunyai kemampuan komunikasi adalah ciri dari rendahnya kualitas pendidikan khususnya berpikir kritis (Panagiotis, 2011).…”