Olympiad of Critical Thinking
The Critical Thinking Olympiad cultivates:
CRITICAL THINKING
RESISTANCE AGAINST MANIPULATION
MEDIA LITERACY
ABILITY TO SEARCH INFORMATION
MEDIA ENVIRONMENT ORIENTATION
DATA HANDLING
ARGUMENTATION SKILLS
Why do we need the OKM?
up to 56%
of people in Slovakia are prone to believe claims containing lies or conspiracies (GLOBSEC)
only 16%
of young people in Slovakia always or almost always verify information from the media (RmS)
as many as 55%
of Slovak students stated that they did not learn to recognize unreliable information in school
(PISA)
Dates 2024/2025
School Round
12. 12. 2024
from 9:00 to 12:00
Duration: 60 minutes
Regional Round
18. 3. 2025
from 8:00 to 14:00
Duration: 120 minutes
OKM Finale
5.-6. 6. 2025
in-person in Bratislava
Duration: 2 days
Do you want to prepare for the competition? Try our online educational courses!
OKM in the media
TV JOJ: OKM Winners
Listen to an interview with Alexandra Striešková, winner of the first category of OKM 2022/2023, and Viktor Vaškanin, winner of the second category.
Forbes: New competition teaches young people to swim in the sea of false information
“The goal of OKM is not to push a specific ideology or tell students what to think. On the contrary, it leads participants to form their own opinions based on credible information.” You can read the full article here.
Podcast: Interview with the OKM Coordinator
OKM Coordinator Richard Vaško was interviewed on the radio program Hosť Nory Gubkovej. You can listen to the recording of the interview on Spotify!
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