Confucius maintained that learning without
thinking is useless. This infers the signifi cance
of critical thinking (CT) in teaching
learning activities .Today many teachers and
educationists realize that engaged teaching
and active learning are desirable. Teaching
that encourages students to ask questions
and look for answers, to apply what they
have learned in order to solve problems
,to listen to each other and debate ideas
politely and constructively, is said to have the
characteristics of critical thinking approach to
teaching and learning .The teachers who want
to change their teaching practices encourage
their students not just to memorize, but to
question, examine, create, solve, interpret
and debate the material in their courses .