ABSTRACT
Halpern (1998) defined critical thinking (CT) as conscious, purposeful, and goal-directed reasoning to attain a desirable outcome when solving complex problems, making inferences, analyzing assumptions, estimating likelihoods, and making decisions. CT entails the use of cognitive strategies and skills for reasoning, as well as metacognitive skills for monitoring and controlling the reasoning process. Halpern’s work cleared the way for appreciating the role of metacognition in CT (Dwyer, Hogan, & Stewart, 2014).
