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28 Critical Thinking Question Stems For Any Content Area

TeachThought Staff Sep 9, 2025

The purpose of these critical thinking question stems is to help students practice willingness to sit with an idea and struggle wonderfully.

Some Thoughts On Knowledge And Knowledge Limits

Terry Heick Aug 27, 2025

Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an…

50 Critical Thinking Strategies For Learning

Terry Heick Aug 19, 2025

Critical thinking strategies often employ multiple data sources and perspectives in pursuit of understanding.

6 Alternatives To Bloom’s Taxonomy For Teachers [Updated]

Terry Heick Aug 16, 2025

Why might you need alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy? While wonderful, it neglects important ideas that see the whole child.

What Is Cognitive Dissonance? A Definition For Teaching

Terry Heick Jul 22, 2025

Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort that arises when an individual encounters a conflict between what they believe and how they…

12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government

Terry Heick Jun 5, 2025

Critical Thinking Questions About Voting & Government by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just a…

A Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy For Evaluating Digital Tasks

TeachThought Staff May 27, 2025

This Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy helps teachers evaluate and design digital tasks like ChatGPT use, blogging, podcasting, and more.

The Definition Of A Socratic Seminar

TeachThought Staff May 18, 2025

The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them.