DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH SOLVING PHYSICS PROBLEMS

Abstract

The article addresses the issue of developing students’ critical thinking through solving physics problems. Pedagogical approaches based on B. Bloom’s taxonomy and modern educational standards are analyzed. It is shown that physics problems requiring analysis, synthesis, and evaluation contribute to the formation of 21st‑century skills: independence, argumentation, and decision‑making ability. Examples of methods and tasks aimed at developing critical thinking in the process of learning physics are provided.