Reflections on strategies to strengthen critical thinking in students

Abstract

The process of strengthening Critical Thinking must consider the empowerment of an active attitude of the student, including their protagonism in their own learning process, for this it is essential to develop contextualized strategies. In this sense, the present study aims to reflect on strategies to develop critical thinking in students. A documentary analysis of hermeneutical inquiry was carried out. The results confirm scientific evidence of strategies that allow to strengthen critical thinking, such as: strategies based on inquiry and experimentation, metacognitive strategies for self-knowledge and self-regulation, evaluation strategies and formative feedback, problem-based learning, learning argumentation, strategies ICT-based, cause-effect strategies. It is concluded that from educational practice, strategies must be analyzed, adapted and contextualized to have better achievements in the development of critical thinking in students, evaluating even which ones may be more relevant in pandemic contexts.