Abstract

SAAVEDRA-PIZARRO, Liliana. Critical thinking in regular basic education students. Horizontes Rev. Inv. Cs. Edu. [online]. 2024, vol.8, n.33, pp.809-819.  Epub Apr 02, 2024. ISSN 2616-7964.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistahorizontes.v8i33.764.

Critical thinking is a fundamental skill that students should develop from the beginning of schooling; however, there are difficulties in the attempt to promote it effectively. The objective was to characterize the level of critical thinking in regular elementary school students. The research was of a basic type with a descriptive non-experimental design. The sample consisted of 145 high school students, the survey technique was used and the critical thinking instrument of Zaldívar (2010) was used. The results showed that critical thinking is at a medium level (43%), as well as the recognition of assumptions (47.7%) and the evaluation of arguments (47%). In the case of interpretations, a low level was reached (45.7%). It was possible to conclude that there is a need for a comprehensive effort to develop critical thinking skills in regular elementary school students.

Keywords : Critical thinking; Interpretations; Recognition of Assumptions, Evaluation of arguments.

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