El Desarrollo del Pensamiento Crítico en Niños de 8 a 11 Años A Través de Actividades Problémicas del Contexto Escolar

Abstract

The development of critical thinking is a fundamental tool in the cognitive and emotional process in children between 8 and 11 years old. The permanent questioning of children about their actions and decisions allows them to generate objective and subjective criteria that leads them towards the immersion of significant learning, promoting the recognition of the child as an interpretative and critical subject within society based on their needs, interests and abilities; This being a direct channel that allows to enhance oral communication skills, under criteria of coherence and cohesion. Critical thinking enables each individual to make a personal construction of their context, creating a mental representation of their reality, so that a hierarchy of ideas is established, making this a significant learning scenario.