Cambridge Assessment Podcasts
The rise of thinking skills in higher education and the workplace
Apr 26, 2021
Guests Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics, and James Westley, Group Leader at Cambridge Consultants, discuss the growing importance of thinking skills in higher education and the workplace. They explore the definition of thinking skills and their assessment, emphasize their significance in a changing world, and highlight their relevance in engineering and design professions. They also address the shift towards valuing thinking skills over deep knowledge and the need for better navigation and human skills in the age of machine learning and robots.
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- Thinking skills, including critical thinking and problem-solving, are becoming increasingly important in higher education and the workplace.
- Universities and higher education institutions are emphasizing higher-order thinking skills in admissions processes and teaching methods to prepare students for an uncertain future job market.
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Importance of Thinking Skills in Higher Education and Workplace
Thinking skills are increasingly important in higher education and the workplace. A 2020 report by the World Economic Forum predicts that critical thinking and problem-solving skills will be among the top five most sought-after skills by 2025. Universities and higher education institutions are reflecting this shift by emphasizing higher-order thinking skills in admissions processes and teaching methods. Thinking skills involve the analysis and processing of data, evaluation and synthesis of information, and creativity in problem-solving. Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing categorizes thinking skills into critical thinking and problem-solving, which are seen as essential competencies in the future.
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