Critical thinking needs to be taught and implemented in higher education, especially in teacher education program.  It is because student teachers are going to teach this skill to their students at school as well. The critical, higher-order thinking and reading-for-meaning skills development are imperative to allow learners to become active participants in this changing world. In this work, we paid attention teachers’ responses and strategies to improve learners’ comprehension through developing critical, higher-order thinking skills.

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