[EN]Traditionally, it has been held that critical thinking requires a set of cognitive skills and dispositions. The present
work supports the opinion of some theorists who have proposed that these might not be the only two ingredients
necessary for improving critical thinking. More specifically, new factors could be necessary if critical thinking
is to be achieved, such as gaining an epistemological understanding of critical thinking; reaching a given level
of epistemological development, or the beliefs that are held about thinking. These new components are analysed
conceptually and instructionally. Special attention is also devoted to dispositions.
