Debate course offers an effective and practical way to the critical thinking instruction. Various critical thinking skills, especially, skills of analyzing, evaluation, and reflecting can be developed through different tasks in debate, such as motion analysis, argument construction, refutation, and reflection. Students’ active participation guarantees the effective learning experience and increased learning outcome in debate course, and the motions chosen from real life issues build connection between debate training and problem-solving ability in real life.

Lei Ma. Research on the Promoting Effect of Debate Course on the Development of Critical Thinking Skills. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024) Vol. 6, Issue 1: 79-84. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060114.

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