CT allows us to
think about our own thoughts and the reasons
CRITICAL THINKING FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
Bhawani Prasad Mainali
Department of EPM
Abstract
Critical thinking is a recent educational paradigm. It is a powerful thinking
skill that empowers learners and facilitates creative and qualitative teachinglearning
process. This article deals with the concept of critical thinking for
quality education. Morever, it also identifi es the rationale of critical thinking
and its implications in Nepalese education .
Keywords
Critical thinking, creativity, concretization, culture of silence, quality education.
Academic Voices
A Multidisciplinary Journal
Volume 1, N0. 1, 2011
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behind our points of view. It means that we
refl ect on our own ways of making decisions
or solving problems. Thinking like this means
that our thoughts are consciously directed to
some goals .Our thoughts and ideas are based
not on our biases or prejudices but on logic
and information we might gather and fi lter
from many sources. As we think critically, we
are always mindful of what and how we are
thinking . The students who think critically
are excited about their learning