Role of Digital Technologies in Developing Critical Thinking Skills among Generation-Z Students

Technology plays an indispensable role in improving the critical thinking skills of upcoming generations. It is a great tool to make learning more interesting and productive. This research was carried out to investigate how technology influences the development of critical thinking skills among Post Millennials or generation Z. The research was quantitative in nature, and the descriptive method was used. In descriptive method, the technique of cross-sectional survey was used for data collection. The entire BS students at different colleges of Kotli AJ&K constitute the population of the study. A sample of 300 students was drawn by the researcher from the sampling frame through a simple random sampling technique. A self-developed questionnaire on Likert Scale was employed to gather the data. SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was used for the analysis of the data collected. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to interpret the students' responses. The results show that digital technology level up the critical thinking skills of generation Z. The finding showed that identical mean scores tend toward the agreement statement. The use of digital technology widens the problem solving, decision making, and critical thinking skills to compete in the global market, which is the demand of the present era. Government is advised to set aside a generous amount of money for the integration of technology in learning and also to provide training programs and workshops for teachers who are digitally illiterate, so that they can understand and confidently implement technology for teaching.