Critical Thinking in Post-Secondary Education: It's About More Than Job Readiness Skills

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The goal of post-secondary education at the community college level has primarily been to equip students with the skills that they need for the workforce. Offering courses of study that allow students to be workforce ready, not only helps to increase completion rates but it also helps to boost economic development in the communities in which the graduates are hired. For this process to work effectively, college administrators, educators, and business leaders must share similar goals. While workforce readiness is important, students should also be able to think critically and problem solve as an everyday life skill.

Critical thinking is the process of evaluating information and making decisions based on effective observation, reasoning, and analysis. A key feature of thinking critically is the communication process, which can provide the necessary clarity for individuals to ask in-depth questions that lead to sound conclusions. Critical thinking promotes rationality because thinkers are able to raise important questions, identify problems, evaluate information, think open-mindedly, and communicate with others in order solve problems effectively. In addition, critical thinking promotes accountability, responsibility, and organization for making decisions since students must be actively engaged in the process.  CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING THIS ON EZINEARTICLES.COM

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