Thinking Critically with Data: Technology, Curriculum and the Cases

Digital literacy and critical thinking are core elements of 21st century skills. Higher-order thinking focuses on critical thinking. In the value chain of information age, the process of thinking critically with data is the process of the formation of wisdom. Based on the connotation of critical thinking and combining analysis of the relating curriculum standards, the paper will explore the contents and methods of to use the data visualization software Gapminder to develop critical thinking using data analysis with the help of the information technology tools.