Pedagogical Approaches for Developing Critical Thinking in Science Education (1987-2025): A Bibliometric and Thematic Analysis

Published: 17 September 2026| Version 2 | DOI: 10.17632/p9rjkv3df5.2
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Pedagogical Approaches for Developing Critical Thinking in Science Education (1987-2025): A Bibliometric and Thematic Analysis

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The review adopted the modified Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for conducting systematic reviews of research (Page et al., 2021). The following search string was applied in Scopus: TITLE ( ( "critical thinking" OR "critical thinking skill" OR "critical thinking skills" OR "critical thinking ability" OR "critical thinking abilities" OR "critical thinking disposition" OR "critical-thinking" ) AND ( "science education" OR "science teaching" OR "science learning" OR "science instruction" OR "chemistry education" OR "chemistry teaching" OR "chemistry learning" OR "physics education" OR "physics teaching" OR "physics learning" OR "biology education" OR "biology teaching" OR "biology learning" ) ) AND PUBYEAR < 2026

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