Enhancing critical thinking skills through the use of ICT in academic writing classes

Abstract

The widespread expansion of electronic information technologies in education leads to continuous processes of modernization and sometimes a complete change in the content, methods, organization of training, the learning space, and the goals of the educational system. The ever-increasing amount of information needs to be understood, processed, and restructured. Comprehensive educational reform is underway, including a change in human thinking. This paper focuses on enhancing critical thinking of Ph.D. engineering students through ICT use in Academic writing classes. A model has been proposed and elaborated.