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Marta Gómiz-Aragón1, María Del Mar Aragón-Méndez1, Rui Marques Vieira2
1Faculty of Science Education, University of Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain.
Journal of Intelligence
|September 26, 2025
Summary
Modelling practices in science education can foster creative critical thinking (CCT). Analogies and argumentation within modelling enhance analytical skills and understanding of science, supporting CCT development.
Area of Science:
- Science Education
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Creative critical thinking (CCT) is essential in modern society.
- A gap exists between the recognized need for CCT and its classroom implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how modelling practices can intentionally integrate CCT development.
- To synthesize theoretical frameworks of CCT and modelling to identify synergistic potential.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical synthesis of CCT and modelling frameworks.
- Analysis of convergence points between CCT and modelling practices.
- Identification of key elements within modelling that foster CCT.
Main Results:
- Analogies in modelling activate analytical, evaluative, creative, and argumentative skills.
- Argumentation in modelling enhances communication and information management, especially for socioscientific issues.
- Modelling practices show potential for fostering critical dispositions and understanding the nature of science.
Conclusions:
- Modelling practices offer a viable pathway for the explicit and reflective development of CCT in science education.
- Further empirical research is recommended to validate the findings.
- Synergies between modelling resources (analogies) and argumentation can significantly contribute to CCT.
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