From the results obtained, it would
seem that most of the respondents perceived that
critical thinking is an important component of the
learning process. None of the respondents, however,
gave a clear idea of critical thinking other than it
involved analysis and reasoning. As noted by Ridell
(2007) and Duron et al. (2006), critical thinking
involves higher level thinking skills and involves
complex processing of information. The respondents
seem to focus on critical thinking as a tool for students
to learn better so that they can better apply what they
have learned to later life. None of the respondents
mentioned that critical thinking involved higher order
thinking like reflection and appraisals. All of the
respondents perceived that it was important to have
critical thinking occur in the classroom, although
some were critical of the learning environments that
did not to support students in this type of learning.