Perception of critical reading in basic education: a systematic review

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https://doi.org/10.36097/rsan.v1i63.3402

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learning, basic education, teaching, critical reading

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Critical reading is fundamental to achieving a comprehensive understanding of written texts, enabling the construction of a personal stance grounded in the exercise of critical and reflective thinking. The objective of this article is to analyze the perception of critical reading in basic education. A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA method with a qualitative approach, which allowed for the exploration of contextual factors to identify similarities and variations in the meanings attributed to the subject of study. The search was carried out in the SCOPUS, Web of Science, and SciELO databases, yielding a total of 220 articles. The established inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, resulting in the selection of 23 articles for the final analysis through a quality assessment that considered methodological validity, relevance of findings, and alignment with the study’s objectives. The findings conclude that critical reading is perceived as a fundamental and cross-cutting skill within curriculum implementation, requiring diverse cognitive and metacognitive processes to advance levels of comprehension that enable the construction of meaning from texts. In the teaching of critical reading, active methodologies predominate, fostering autonomous learning. However, in the learning of critical reading, there persist limited conceptions regarding the meaning of reading critically, highlighting the need to implement more systematic and methodical instruction

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Published

2025-09-30

How to Cite

Cáceres Díaz, P. J. ., Chauca Salvatierra de Martos, G. ., Cuenca Silva, L. S. ., & Solís Trujillo, B. P. . (2025). Perception of critical reading in basic education: a systematic review. Revista San Gregorio, 1(63), 91–104. https://doi.org/10.36097/rsan.v1i63.3402