Focus of OKM
The Olympiad of Critical Thinking is a competition for high school students. OKM responds to the lack of education in the field of critical thinking and media literacy of young people. The competition takes place in two age categories and three competition rounds. OKM was established in 2021, and this year, 8813 students from 287 schools across Slovakia have registered for the competition.
Goals of OKM
Strengthen resilience to disinformation and manipulation tactics
Develop argumentation skills of young people
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