From Passive Consumption to Active Verification: Embedding Critical Thinking as a Daily Cognitive Habit in Higher Education
Oh Zi Jian
From Passive Consumption to Active Verification: Embedding Critical Thinking as a Daily Cognitive Habit in Higher Education
In an era defined by algorithm-curated feeds, persuasive misinformation, and increasingly sophisticated AI-generated content, the challenge facing higher education is no longer access to information. The real crisis is discernment. Students are not overwhelmed by scarcity. They are overwhelmed by abundance without verification.
Research consistently shows that exposure to..