THE CURRENT STATE OF USING CRITICAL THINKING BY STUDENTS FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES IN THE LEARNING PROCESS
Keywords:
critical thinking, pre-service teachers, natural sciences, teaching methods, higher education.
Abstract
Critical thinking (CT) plays an important role in higher education, especially for education
students who will become future teachers. CT helps improve the ability to analyze, evaluate, and solve
problems, which makes learning and research at university more effective. It has a direct impact on
students’ academic results, teaching quality, educational outcomes, and research productivity in today’s
global education context.
