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Focus of CTL

The Critical Thinking League is a competition for primary and high school students. CTL responds to the lack of education in the field of critical thinking and media literacy of young people. The competition takes place in three age categories and three competition rounds. CTL was established in 2021, and this year, 18 303 students from 533 schools across Slovakia have registered for the competition.

Goals of CTL

 Strengthen resilience to disinformation and manipulation tactics

 Develop argumentation skills of young people

Teach young people to use AI responsibly

Increase the quality of public discussion

Teach young people to verify news and indentify credible sources of information

Create healthy habits when spending time on social networks

Improve the ability to correctly interpret data, statistics, and graphs

CTL takes place in three rounds:

School round

 annually in December

for all primary and high school students

in the form of an online test

Regional round

 annually in March

for successful participants of the school round

in the form of an online test

CTL Finale

 annually in June

3 most successful participants from every region

2-day in-person event in Bratislava

Current dates for PS
Current dates for HS

CTL is divided into four age categories:

Category A

Years 3 and 4 year of high school and four-year grammar schools, Years 3, 4 and 5 of five-year grammar schools, seventh and eight years of eight-year grammar schools

Category B

Years 1 and 2 of high school and four- or five-year grammar schools, fifth and sixth year of eight-year grammar schools

Category C

8th and 9th grades of primary schools, 3rd and 4th grades of eight-year grammar schools

 

 

 

Category D

6th and 7th grades of primary schools, 1st and 2nd grades of eight-year grammar schools

 

 

Parts of the test

 Media Literacy

In the media literacy section, you can expect tasks focused on verifying the credibility of sources, identifying signs of reliable media, verifying the origin of images or searching for primary sources.

 Data Interpretation and Manipulation

The part on data interpretation and manipulation will test the ability to detect misleading data visualizations, identify errors in graphs, read with comprehension, and identify logical fallacies in text.

 Argumentation

The last part will assess the argumentation skills of the participants. The main task will be to create their own argument, but there will also be tasks focused on the characteristics and parts of an argument.

Prepare for the CTL!

Rules

 Internet use

Using the internet is allowed in CTL ; some tasks even require it. The goal of CTL is not mechanical memorization but to develop the ability to search for information and critically work with it.

Source citation

All sources used during the competition must be cited in the answers so their reliability can be verified and plagiarism avoided. The use of ChatGPT or other generative language models is prohibited.

 Individual work

Participants must work individually; they must not consult with anyone or copy answers from other participants. The school round can also be completed at home, the regional round must be done with pedagogical supervision in the school premises.

Evaluation

  • For each question, the number of points you will receive for a correct answer will be indicated
  • No points will be deducted for an incorrect answer
  • The time taken to complete the test is only considered for competitors who have achieved the same number of points
  • Open questions, where competitors write original text, are scored by SDA accredited judges according to precise criteria
  • Results and correct answers will be published within 4 weeks after the competition on EduPage

Complete rules and regulations of CTL for download

Registration for CTL

Registration usually starts one month before the competition round.

Competitors must be registered by a contact person specified by the school.

Registration for the CTL is done through EduPage.

Procedure for teachers

  1. Check if registration is open. How do I find out that registration is open?
  2. Make sure you are the contact person for the CTL.  How do I become a contact person?
  3. Registre students for the competition. How to register students?
  4. Send registered students their competition codes. How to share competition codes?
  5. On the day of the competition, check that all registered students have started the test. You can notify those who have not started competing. How to follow the competition?

Procedure for students:

  1. Indicate in the EduPage section “Competitions” that you are interested in CTL. You will receive notifications about upcoming deadlines. How do I show interest in OKM?
  2. When registration starts, ask your teacher if you can sign up for CTL.
  3. Ask your parent or guardian for permission to process your personal data. How to give informed consent?
  4. Check whether your teacher has sent you the competition code.
  5. On the day of the competition, visit the website www.okm-online.sk, Enter your competition code and you can start! How does the competition run?
What to do if your school does not use Edupage? You can find the instructions here.

Documents for download

Rules and regulations CTL

Methodological-Organisational Guidelines

Media literacy handbook

Appeal

 

Empty tests:

Empty test – School round 2023/2024 – HS

Empty test – Regional round 2023/2024 – HS

Empty test – School round 2024/2025 – PS

Empty test – School round 2024/2025 – HS

Empty test – Regional round 2024/2025 – PS

Empty test – Regional round 2024/2025 – HS

Empty test – National round 2024/2025 – PS

Empty test – National round 2024/2025 – HS

Empty test – School round 2025/2026 – PS

Empty test – School round 2025/2026 – HS

Empty test – Regional round 2025/2026 – PS

Empty test – Regional round 2025/2026 – HS

 

Filled out tests with correct answers:

Pilot round 2021/2022 – HS

Regional round 2021/2022 – HS

National round 2021/2022 – HS

School round 2022/2023 – HS B

School round 2022/2023 – HS A

Regional round 2022/2023 – HS B

Regional round 2022/2023 – HS A

National round 2022/2023 – HS

School round 2023/2024 – HS B

School round 2023/2024 – HS A

Regional round 2023/2024 – HS

National round 2023/2024 – HS

School round 2024/2025 – PS

School round 2024/2025 – HS

Regional round 2024/2025 – PS

Regional round 2024/2025 – HS

National round 2024/2025 – PS

National round 2024/2025 – HS

School round 2025/2026 – PS

School round 2025/2026 – HS

Regional round 2025/2026 – PS

Regional round 2025/2026 – HS

National round LKM 2025/2026 – PS

National round 2025/2026 – HS