Which of the following strategies is the least appropriate in promoting critical thinking in students?

Critical thinking is a process that challenges an individual to use reflective, reasonable, rational thinking to gather, interpret, and evaluate information in order to derive a judgment. Critical thinking should be the ultimate goal of all education. 

• ​John Dewey defines critical thinking as “reflective thought” rather than routine though; it's the process of “active, persistent, and careful consideration” of the credibility and conclusions of supposed knowledge or information.

Important Points​ Asking students to accept information as given and true is least likely to promote critical thinking in students as in this strategy they are not giving their views, they are just accepting the fact.

Key Points​ Following are the strategies that are appropriate for promoting critical thinking in students:-

• Assisting students in recognizing biases.
• Helping students to see a situation from different perspectives.
• Developing skills of questioning in students.
• These activities provide scope for critical thinking as these questions encourage students to think in multiple ways. The student thinks, applies reasons, and then justifies his answer.

Thus, it is concluded that Asking students to accept information as given and true strategy is the least appropriate in promoting critical thinking in students.