CRITICAL READING IN COLOMBIA: EDUCATIONAL REALITIES AND CHALLENGES.

Abstract

Critical reading is considered a necessary tool in the teaching-learning processes. This is because this type of reading not only allows humans to effectively access knowledge but also to construct it. In other words, not reading critically involves being marginalized from the knowledge society. This document presents an analysis of the problematic situation of critical reading worldwide. The work was carried out under a qualitative approach employing a bibliographic analysis provided by the statistical data from the PISA 2022 tests, the results of the Saber Test (2023), and articles from the last five years addressing this issue. This analysis resulted in the finding that the vast majority of high school students do not develop critical reading skills when reading; they appear apathetic towards reading activities, find it boring, and only engage in it to fulfill a task.