The trend of ICT in education for critical thinking skills: A systematic literature review

ICT in education is gaining acceptance as a learning method that helps teachers and students achieve optimal learning objectives. ICT is believed to motivate and facilitate the learning process. Critical thinking skills, as one of the 21st-century skills, are known to be improved through ICT-based education. This article presents a systematic review of the literature published in the last five years and an indexed database of Springer and Eric. The results showed a total of 27 articles that met the criteria. Research findings on ICT trends in education for critical thinking skills are structured under three reports: (1) ICT trends in education include android, VR, AR, and coding; (2) the best strategy with ICT monitoring is distance learning, programming teaching, and STEM; and (3) other skills that are enhanced along with critical thinking skills are cognitive and affective skills, which are problem-solving, creativity and innovation, collaboration skills and communication skills. Based on this evidence, we make recommendations for future research to consider other types of ICT for enhancing critical thinking skills. In addition, using other learning strategies, such as problem-based learning and inquiry, can be considered to improve critical thinking skills.