online short course
What are the Challenges of Critical Thinking?
Explore the key challenges of critical thinking, including cognitive biases, assumptions, emotional influences, and barriers to objective decision-making.
Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
1 hour
Language
English
Accredited
Yes
About the course
Critical thinking is consistently cited by employers as one of the most valuable skills they want to see in employees, because it enables people to effectively analyse and evaluate complex information, and use it to make meaningful, impactful and well-thought-out decisions. For agile professionals, this skill is a must because it supports lifelong learning habits by encouraging a range of core agile skills, from curiosity and self-reflection to accuracy, autonomy and empathy.
Critical thinking helps us make better decisions in a world filled with information, competing claims and AI-generated content. In this course, you will explore misinformation, synthetic media, cognitive bias and the influence of social media. You will also learn practical techniques, including the CRAAP Test, to help you assess information more carefully and confidently.
Learning outcomes
Understand the different information types
Differentiate between misinformation, disinformation and malinformation, and apply strategies to mitigate for them in the real-world context.
Identify common challenges and barriers
Identify some of the common challenges that can be a barrier to critical thinking and apply relevant strategies to overcome them.
Who is it for?
- Anyone interested in learning about the challenges with critical thinking
- Project and product leads
- Business and data analysts
Curriculum
Introducing the challenges of critical thinking
Misinformation, disinformation and malinformation
Types of dis-, mis-, and malinformation
Quiz – Can you spot the false information?
Synthetic media
Social media
The CRAAP Test
Case Study: Using the CRAAP Test
Applying the CRAAP Test
Cognitive bias
AI and bias
Types of cognitive bias
Key takeaways
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