The reports, spanning early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education, were broadly in agreement on the competencies a new Kenyan curriculum needed to instil. Among them: critical thinking, reflection and decision-making. Ten years ago, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) published a series of reports on needs assessments conducted to inform curriculum reform.The reports, spanning early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education, were broadly in agreement on the competencies a new Kenyan curriculum needed to instil. Among them: critical thinking, reflection and decision-making.Whether you look at needs assessment for early childhood education, primary education, secondary education or post-secondary education, critical thinking was repeatedly emphasised.In many college and university programmes, critical thinking and problem-solving are taught, albeit at varying scales.For starters, critical thinking can be defined as the careful examination of information, questioning assumptions, evaluating evidence and ultimately reaching a reasoned conclusion, rather than simply accepting something as true.Let me repeat that: Reaching a reasoned conclusion rather than simply accepting something as true.For most successful citizens, regardless of what they do, you are likely to find an element of critical thinking in their decision-making.Whether you are...
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