This paper presents the results of a systematic review of international studies to establish
whether explicit teaching of critical thinking is effective in enhancing the critical thinking skills …

Critical reading means reacting critically to what is being read. It is an act of establishing a
relation among the reading content material and personal values, attitudes and standards …

The cultivation of critical thinking with the assistance of Information Communication
Technology (ICT) tools has drawn much attention from researchers and practitioners in the …

This study introduced an instructional pattern that integrated the framework of the
International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test (ICTRWT), designed by Paul and …

The attention to fostering learners' critical thinking and creativity skills in secondary school
and college students is growing in Western and non-Western countries. This study …

This article reports the results and reflections of an analysis of the EFL textbook provided by
the Ministry of Education of Chile to all 11th graders in public and subsidized schools. The …

Despite all the attempts to convince teachers and school authorities to support critical
thinking (CT) skills in school settings, the application of CT skills has not reached a …

Critical listening, critical reading, and critical thinking are three closely related cognitive skills
that aim to evaluate information with an analytical and questioning approach. Critical …

This study explores the impact of gender on the preferred English language learning
strategies of self-perceived introverted students in Vietnam, given the burgeoning role of …

This study investigates the impact of critical oriented reading strategies on Iranian EFL male
and female students' literary competence (LC). In so doing, 109 homogenized male and …