Critical Thinking
Tasks and methods to promote critical thinking and media literacy.
Prompt template
Develop a unit to promote critical thinking: **Subject / Context:** [SUBJECT OR REAL-LIFE AREA] **Target audience:** [AGE / GRADE] **Core competency:** [Evaluating sources / Spotting fake news / Argumentation / Perspective-taking / Logical fallacies] **Starting material:** [IF AVAILABLE — article / video / image / statement] **Duration:** [MINUTES] Create: 1. **Opening stimulus** (case study or provocative statement) 2. **Analysis tasks** (5 concrete questions requiring critical thinking) 3. **Tools** (e.g. fact-check method, SIFT method, list of logical fallacies) 4. **Transfer** (apply to another real context) 5. **Metacognition** (What changed in my thinking?)
Replace placeholders in [square brackets]: [SUBJECT OR REAL-LIFE AREA][AGE / GRADE][IF AVAILABLE — article / video / image / statement][MINUTES]
How to use this template
Copy the prompt, replace the placeholders in square brackets with your details and paste it into the AI assistant of your choice. The more precise your details, the better the result.
Tips for better results
- Current topics (AI, climate, politics) make abstract skills tangible.
- Model critical thinking out loud — think aloud as a method.
- Expert mistakes are great entry points: show that everyone makes thinking errors.
Suitable open models
The selection names current open models as a starting point for your own tests. It is not a measurement for this template.
Keywords: #critical-thinking #media-literacy #logic #reasoning