STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE COMPETENCE
Keywords:
critical thinking, life competence, digital society, early adulthood personality, cognitive competence, development, adaptation, digital society.Abstract
The article provides a theoretical analysis of the development of critical thinking of an individual in the context of his/her life competence in the digital society. It is noted that critical thinking, as a cognitive, socially contextual and personality-oriented process, is closely related to life competence, which is interpreted as the ability of an individual to effectively solve life problems and adapt to change. It is clarified that life competence provides a subjective attitude to life challenges, and critical thinking provides rational reflection and informed decision-making. The main factors influencing the formation of critical thinking of a personality are identified. The structural and content model of critical thinking development in connection with the formation of life competence, which covers cognitive, social and contextual, personal and information and digital components, is proposed. It is determined that cognitive competence is manifested in the ability to analyze, evaluate and argue information; socio-contextual competence - in the orientation towards social norms and effective communication; personal competence - in the ability to self-regulation, self-fulfilment and reflection; information and digital competence - in the critical use of digital resources. It is argued that the formation of critical thinking contributes to the growth of the individual's life competence, which is of particular importance in the context of information saturation and social challenges of the digital age. In turn, life competence ensures the practical application of skills in analyzing and cleaning a large amount of information to solve real problems and achieve personal goals. The prospects of the study are to find out, based on the defined model, the peculiarities of the development of critical thinking of a person in the information society and to develop a developmental program that promotes the adaptation of an early adult to the digital environment.
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