How to teach students to think critically

Abstract

Critical thinking is an important process skill and it is essential to build upon continually develop for learners to manage learning in all subjects of the curriculum. Because today’s society is the era of the world without borders. It is an era where people can easily access information very fast and easy but at the same time the ability of filter selecting factual information reliable, it is also valuable information. The benefits to people are still relatively few. It was found that the group of students who are still young people, the more the ability to filter credibility. The possibility of information is very small. Because there is no tool to filter, choose reliable information, therefore, being a victim or having a negative impact on yourself to the point of causing damage to life and property. In the 21^st century, the importance of critical thinking skills as an essential tool for people to filter the credibility and feasibility of information received in the 21^st century will be emphasized to carry out daily life effectively. Teaching students to think critically requires an important step in analyzing incoming data and being able to use cause – and – effect principles to assess information in terms of accuracy and validity. The credibility of the data until it is possible to make a decision on how to use it to achieve the desired benefits effectively.