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@article{177630,
        author = {Mrs. Gayatri Bhaisanyan and Dr. Sunita Sharma},
        title = {Preparing Students for Future Challenges: The Role of Mathematics Education in Developing Critical Thinking},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {7534-7538},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=177630},
        abstract = {The paper discusses the role mathematics education can play in developing critical thinking, so important for learners to survive in the complexities of the 21st century. Society is looking increasingly for people who are able to think analytically and to solve complex problems, who are able to adapt to environments characterized by rapid change. Traditional approaches to the teaching of mathematics are being reappraised. It portrays current educational practice and calls for a shift in focus toward inquiry-based and problem-solving approaches to make students critically engage themselves with mathematical concepts. The paper analyzes curriculum frameworks and pedagogical strategies with a view to identifying effective methods to integrate critical thinking into mathematics education. The findings present an impression of the situation where, while mathematics is being taught relevantly and engagingly, rather than purely mechanically, students are much more in a position to apply knowledge gained from the subject in various situations. It is this realization that brings this paper to a close, urging mathematics educators and policymakers to reform the curriculum and refocus on developing skills in critical thinking, which can better prepare students for the many modern challenges.},
        keywords = {Critical Thinking, Mathematics Education, 21st Century Skills, Inquiry-Based Learning etc.},
        month = {May},
        }