DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Nguyen Chi Tang; Pham Van Hieu

Nguyen Chi Tang	chitang_sp@yahoo.com.vn	Ba Ria - Vung Tau College of Education 689 Cach Mang Thang Tam, Ba Ria city, Ba Ria -Vung Tau province, Vietnam
Pham Van Hieu	hieupv123@gmail.com	Ba Ria - Vung Tau College of Education 689 Cach Mang Thang Tam, Ba Ria city, Ba Ria -Vung Tau province, Vietnam

Summary:

Critical thinking is very important for all people in general and learners in particular. However, the research on the formation and development of critical thinking for students in the teaching process is still limited. In this article, we analyze and clarify some theoretical issues of critical thinking, including its concept; some skills to develop critical thinking; and some indications of students having critical thinking skills, then put forward a model of lesson design in the general psychology module to improve the critical thinking skills for students.

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Keywords:

Critical thinking development

critical thinking

general psychology

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Journal:

No. 22, October 2019

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

THE VIETNAM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY