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RESUMEN El pensamiento critico es una herramienta ausente en la educacion superior en donde docentes y estudiantes estan lejos de utilizar esta herramienta cognitiva. Las formas de fomentar el pensamiento critico proliferan a traves de conferencias e iniciativas educativas; sin embargo, los esfuerzos pedagogicos en esta area estan basados en concepciones erro- neas. Aqui se analiza la necesidad de una concepcion defendible del pensamiento critico y una cuenta perspicaz de las caracteristicas o cualidades necesarias para ser un pensador critico. PALABRAS CLAVE Pensamiento critico, pedagogia, ensenanza, docentes, estudiantes. ABSTRACT Critical thinking is an almost absent tool within higher education, where professors and students are far from using it as a cognitive tool. The ways to encourage critical thin- king spread through lectures and academic initiatives. However, the pedagogical efforts in this area are based on erroneous conceptions. This work analyzes the need of a critical thinking defendable conception and a sharp list of the necessary features or qualities required to be a critical thinker. KEY WORDS Critical thinking, education, teaching, teachers, students. JEL CODE a20, a22, i21