CRITICAL THINKING TEACHER SURVEY
We ran a global survey to get to the heart of what teachers understand by critical thinking. We received over 1,000 responses from teachers in 81 countries who told us what critical thinking means to them and the challenges they face when developing these skills with their students.
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of teachers agree
that it’s important to develop students’ critical thinking skills
of teachers agree that most academic English courses adequately support students in their development of critical thinking skills
of teachers agree that they have all the materials they need to develop their students’ critical thinking skills
of teachers say they have had specific training/coaching on teaching critical thinking skills
of teachers agree that they struggle to find time to develop effective means to teach critical
thinking skills
of teachers agree that their current material offers adequate practice in analyzing data, evaluating opinions, and planning and composing texts
What teachers say
As part of our survey, we spoke to teachers from all around the world to get their perspective on critical thinking.
“Critical thinking involves challenging one’s opinions and beliefs, observing them with a certain critical distance”
“Critical thinking empowers people to make better choices based on the awareness of the real and virtual world”
“Critical thinking is one of the buzz words nowadays. Everybody thinks they have been teaching it in class but very few people understand what it really means and,
most importantly, how to make it happen in class”
Critical thinking is at the heart of Unlock, developing students’ ability to think critically in an academic context right from the start of their language learning.
Critical thinking in Unlock is supported by a
refined syllabus, which is informed by a range
of academic research.
The course offers a variety of critical thinking material including a dedicated section in every unit and further practice on the Classroom App.
The professional development material that supports the teaching of critical thinking includes self-access material both in print and online, and a peer-to-peer teacher training pack.
There is bite-sized teacher development on critical thinking in every unit of the Teacher’s Manual, which easily fits into teachers’ busy schedules.
The refined critical thinking syllabus offers the right mix of lower- and higher-order thinking skills, with a specific focus on analysis and evaluation on the Classroom App.