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    Critical thinking is important for university study and life in general. It involves carefully analyzing ideas without bias using skills like evaluating arguments and evidence. While critical thinking is useful for academics, careers, and society, many students lack improvement in these skills during and after university. Developing critical thinking abilities takes training as it does not come naturally to all. Universities must play a key role in fostering critical thinking among students.

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    Critical thinking is important for university study and life in general. It involves carefully analyzing ideas without bias using skills like evaluating arguments and evidence. While critical thinking is useful for academics, careers, and society, many students lack improvement in these skills during and after university. Developing critical thinking abilities takes training as it does not come naturally to all. Universities must play a key role in fostering critical thinking among students.

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    Critical thinking is important for university study and life in general. It involves carefully analyzing ideas without bias using skills like evaluating arguments and evidence. While critical thinking is useful for academics, careers, and society, many students lack improvement in these skills during and after university. Developing critical thinking abilities takes training as it does not come naturally to all. Universities must play a key role in fostering critical thinking among students.

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    WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING

    AND HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR UNIVERSITY STUDY?

    in-text references and a reference list in APA (6th edition) style.


    The in-text references and reference list are part of the total word count (700-1000
    words for level 1 and IAP, 800-1200 for level 2).
    N.B. ‘Supporting evidence’ does not mean the points must agree with the essay title; it
    means the points must provide evidence for the arguments in each topic sentence.

    Your name : Muhamad Ilham Nur Rizal


    Your level : IAP Student
    Essay title : What is Critical Thinking and How Important is it for University Study?

    Introduction General Conception about critical thinking can be traced since


    introductory Socrates’s era and became one of the principled elements of
    remarks Western civilization especially in academic life (Wang X., &
    Zheng H., 2016).
    Robert Weissberg (2013, p 317) called that critical thinking
    has become “a scholarly industry” to mention how important
    the position of critical thinking in education.
    But the main question is why critical thinking can be important?
    This essay tries to answer that question and explore the
    obstacles in the application of critical thinking as well as barrier
    that faced by international student.

    Thesis Critical thinking is the ability of human to think and analyse a


    statement problem which is very important for university studies
    moreover for science and society. In practice there are several
    challenges to be critical thinker and it can be trained
    Paragraph 1 Topic There is a lot of definition about critical thinking
    sentence
    Supporting Cambridge Dictionary, critical thinking is “the process of
    evidence thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing
    feelings or opinions to affect you”.
    Michael Scriven cited from NACTA Journal has been defining
    that critical thinking is “the intellectually disciplined process of
    actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,

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    synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or
    generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning,
    or communication, as a guide to belief and action”. (NACTA,
    2000)
    Paragraph 2 Topic Critical thinking is not only useful for the university
    sentence environment, in the working lives, it must be a compulsory as
    well as in daily life.
    Supporting In politics and democracy, Weisberg stated that without critical
    evidence thinking it is impossible for voters to win the right candidates
    for leading the democracy. Intelligent voters will produce good
    governance and vice versa uncritical voters will lead to
    destruction (Weisberg, 2013, p 322).
    Gutmann states that critical thinking becomes a must that
    must be possessed by society as a means of generating good
    public policy (Leichester, M., Modgil, C., and Modgil, S., 2000).
    In the work environment, critical thinking becomes an
    important need to enhance creativity and career development.
    Cobanoglu, Dede & Poorani showed that critical thinking is the
    second fundamental skills (3.57 points) needed by a hotel
    manager after good communication (3.60 points) (Cobanoglu,
    Dede & Poorani, 2007, p 19-35).
    The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and
    Practice (NACNEP) stated that the rapid change in the world
    of health has enforced the nurses to be equipped with the
    ability critical thinking and analytical skills as an effort to
    achieve professionalism (NACNEP, 2008, p.6).
    Paragraph 3 Topic Critical thinking is an important part both for academic
    sentence activities and living in society as it is a prerequisite for change
    and development in science and life in general. However, the
    important question is that it is a nature or nurture? Most of
    people think it is our nature to do so. But, in reality many of our
    thoughts are biased, distorted, partial, lacking information or
    improper prejudices and resulting the wrong decisions.
    Supporting Davies reported that 45% of students made had no ability to
    evidence improve their critical thinking or reasoning skills during the first
    two years of college and 36% made no significant
    improvement after an entire four-year college degree (Davies,
    2005, p. 255).

    2
    Castellano cited Richard Arum's research conducted more
    than thousands of students from 24 universities since their first
    year at university until they graduate found that many students
    do not learn critical thinking (Castellano, J., Lightle, S., &
    Baker, B, 2017).

    Paul, Elder, and Bartel categorize at least three main


    problems that facing the world of education today: (1) there is
    no clear concept of critical thinking at every level of the faculty;
    (2) most faculty teach the wrong concept of critical thinking
    according to their discipline; (3) failed reform efforts because
    they remained intact on lectures, memorization, and short-
    term learning strategies (Paul, Elder, and Bartell, 1997).

    Conclusion Summary of Critical thinking is an important part in every aspect such as


    main ideas education, work life and society. Even though every person
    are given the ability to do so, but that ability must still be
    trained.

    Concluding As an important part of university life, every student must be


    remarks/reco able to improve the ability in critical thinking. but the task is
    mmendations also attached to educational institutions that do have the
    most fundamental role for it.

    References

    Castellano, J., Lightle, S., & Baker, B. (2017). A Strategy for Teaching Critical Thinking: The
    Sellmore Case. Management Accounting Quarterly, 18(3), 1. Retrieved from
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    u=adelaide&sid=AONE&xid=94dca731
    Cobanoglu, C., Dede, P., & Poorani, A. (2007). An Analysis of Skills and Competencies of Full
    Service Hotel Technology Managers. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 6(4), 19-
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    Leichester M., Modgil. C., & Modgil., S. (1999). Education, Culture and Values, Volume VI,
    Politics, Education and Citizenship, New York: Routledge.

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    Davies, M. (2011). Introduction to the special issue on critical thinking in higher
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