Critical thinking skills can be successfully taught through formal education
Multiple empirical studies and systematic reviews consistently demonstrate that formal education methods, such as active learning, simulation, and case-based instruction, successfully enhance critical thinking skills.
The claim is specific, empirical, and testable, passing Step 0 easily. The retrieved literature consists of multiple studies, systematic reviews, and randomized controlled trials showing that various formal educational interventions successfully improve critical thinking skills across different student populations and disciplines. There are no papers refuting this claim.
Monly Man-Yee Yeung, John Wai-Man Yuen, Joanne Man-Ting Chen, Kyle Ka-Leung Lam. The efficacy of team-based learning in developing the generic capability of problem-solving ability and critical thinking skills in nursing education: A systematic review.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105704
A systematic review shows team-based learning effectively develops critical thinking skills in nursing education.
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Tariq Mehmood Bhuttah, Qian Xusheng, Muhammad Naseem Abid, Sonia Sharma. Enhancing student critical thinking and learning outcomes through innovative pedagogical approaches in higher education: the mediating role of inclusive leadership.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75379-0
A quantitative study demonstrates that innovative pedagogical approaches significantly boost critical thinking in higher education students.
Maysa Kassabry, Mahmoud Al-Kalaldeh, Ahmad Ayed, Ghada Abu-Shosha. The impact of applying unfolding case-study learning on critical care nursing students' knowledge, critical thinking, and self-efficacy; a quasi-experimental study.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104015
A quasi-experimental study finds that unfolding case-study learning enhances critical thinking in advanced nursing courses.
Yu-Ling Chang, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Yu-Che Chang, Chen-Te Ma, Yueh-Tao Chiang, Hsing-Yi Yu, Ching-Yen Chen, Yun-Fang Tsai. Efficacy of simulation-based education on intensive care nurses' knowledge, self-efficacy, and critical thinking in delirium care: A randomised controlled trial.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101447
A randomized controlled trial confirms that simulation-based education improves critical thinking among intensive care nurses.
Nagla'a Abdel-Wahed, Arwa Badahdah, Akram F Qutob, Lina Bahanan, Sahar M N Bukhary. The effectiveness of integrating role play into case-based learning in dental education: enhancing critical thinking and teamwork skills.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06550-4
An interventional study shows that integrating role play into case-based learning enhances critical thinking in dental education.
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