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Queensland schools need to develop essential critical thinking, experts say
Queensland schools need to urgently overhaul the way they teach critical thinking to ensure students are better prepared for further study and jobs, according to experts.
Key points:
- There are renewed calls for critical thinking to be better taught in schools
- The Australian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 10 is currently being reviewed
- The national and Queensland curriculum authorities say critical thinking is already embedded in the curriculum
University of Queensland senior lecturer in philosophy Peter Ellerton said schools were operating like factories, focusing on transferring content rather than developing the essential critical thinking skills of their students.
He said teachers had become subject to a compliance-based curriculum…
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