Identifying the Best Practices for Critical Social Thinking and Metacognitive Thinking Training

Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Marissa Shuffler, Michael Rosen, Luiz Xavier, Samuel Wooten, Eduardo Salas, Steve Zaccaro, Rita Hilton

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Abstract

Critical thinking and social reasoning are fundamental skills in complex, social situations, and several domains (e.g.,
healthcare and military) have realized that personnel are lacking the cognitive skills necessary to optimally perform
within their complicated, dynamic environment. Thus, there is a need to train critical social thinking skills in order
to improve cognitive and social reasoning, enhance performance, and ultimately result in better outcomes. Therefore
the purpose of this paper is to provide researchers and practitioners with a review of the literature pertinent to
developing critical social thinking skills. This review is presented in the form of best practices for designing and
implementing critical thinking training interventions. 
Original languageAmerican English
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - San Antonio, TX
Duration: Oct 1 2009 → …

Conference

Conference53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Period10/1/09 → …

Keywords

  • critical thinking
  • social reasoning
  • cognitive skills
  • training
  • performance
  • best practices
  • training interventions

Disciplines

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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