[Mick]

Do colleges improve critical thinking?  The consensus among these articles seems to be that they encourage critical thinking, they may even foster an environment in which critical thinking thrives, but they don't improve critical thinking as a direct result from teaching.  If critical thinking improves, it is a by-product.

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/201...ills-essay

http://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/rbtfl...dFNuQ/full

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3...4315605917

[Mick]

Do colleges improve critical thinking?  The consensus among these articles seems to be that they encourage critical thinking, they may even foster an environment in which critical thinking thrives, but they don't improve critical thinking as a direct result from teaching.  If critical thinking improves, it is a by-product.

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/201...ills-essay

http://journals.sagepub.com/stoken/rbtfl...dFNuQ/full

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3...4315605917