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Running Head: IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND COGNITIVE SKILLS
Importance of Critical Thinking and Cognitive Skills
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Introduction
The following report is a based on certain factors that are associated with the system of
critical thinking and cognitive skills and the impact of these respective qualities under the
development and advancement part of undergraduate students. As compared to certain factors
that are related to the system of critical thinking, it can be stated that the functional part of
critical thinking is considered to be the strong examination of facts for the purpose of forming
judgments. Several subjects associated with the system of critical thinking is considered to be a
complex part along with this under this respective part there leads to existence of several
definitions which basically includes skeptical, rational, unbiased analysis or assessment of
accurate evidence.
Cognitive function on the other hand is a term which is completely based upon the ability
of humans in the area of thought processing which must not deplete the healthy individuals on a
higher scale. On the other hand, certain factors that are associated with the system of cognitive
skill is defined as individual ability under the area of performing numerous mental activities
which are generally associated with the system of problem solving and learning (Florea &
Hurjui, 2015). Apart from all these respective factors, the key objective of the report is to
understand and evaluate certain factors related to the system of critical thinking and cognitive
skills and bring a brief study about their impact and importance under the development area of
undergraduate students.

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Critical Thinking and Cognitive Skills in undergraduate students
According to certain theories that are designed by Wilson and Loving, it is considered to
be a challenging part to confirm that there is strong and innovative mode of critical thinking
skills are enhance among the students. Novak states that several aspects that are associated with
the system of learning are generally categorized under five major components which include
evaluation, knowledge, learner, teacher and framework to present (Florea & Hurjui, 2015).
Under this respective part, Novak gives a clear statement that student must be systematically
guided by teacher in the area of establishing studies that are on an actual basis instead of
building memorizing behavior among them. In this respective area an innovative mode of
concept map is designed for the students for the part of improving their cognitive skills which
are related to the system of critical thinking where this can play a beneficial part for them under
various fields.
The designed concept map has the capability in the area of improving the performance of
the students for the part of subjects which may require strong and innovative mode of skills
based on critical thinking required to be adopted (Greene & Yu, 2016). Hence, under this
respective part assimilation theory of Ausubels is added with concept map of Novak for the
purpose of promoting strong mode of skills based on critical thinking among students because
certain characteristics that are associated with the system of critical thinking which includes
interpretation, inference, elf regulation and explanation are involved under concept development.
Five major steps that are associated with the system of learning process generally include
concept formation, subsumption, integrative reconciliation, progressive differentiation and
conlidation. These are considered to be some of the core major factors that are involved under

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the system of assimilation theory. These are considered to be some of the major required steps
which are combined in order to form complicated mode of critical thinking function more easily
through the process of building concept map.
Several formation factors associated with the system of concept is generally divided in to
two major heads which involves primary and secondary concept (Atabaki, Keshtiaray &
Yarmohammadian, 2015). Ausubel clearly identifies that young children have the capability of
labeling and recognizing something which is regular through the process of symbols, languages
and concept formation which first occurs among them. A mode of intellectual activity is shaped
by the young children through these observations which completely define the primary concept.
Under the secondary concept, it can be stated that having recognized with much regularity,
cognitive structures among them get developed along with which many new and innovative
concepts which are considered to be not visible gets generated among them on all aspects. Some
of the examples under this respective part can be anger, love, sadness and many others
According to the theories made by Novak, it is understandable that, learning process
among the adults in the area of developing and constructing new and innovative learning process
is similar to a particular process under which child learns to construct appropriate meaning to
words (Howard, Tang & Austin, 2015). Several parts that are associated with the system of
concept formulation is identical to interpretation related to critical thinking. according to the
ideas generated by Ausubel integration of knowledge which is newly acquired with previously
acquired knowledge is the process of subsumption, which mean a phase related to learning
process and learning which is considered to be meaningful, The merging of new and old
knowledge under this respective part forms the system of assimilation theory.