CRITICAL THINKING

What to think but how to think

WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?

Critical thinking can be defined as the process of thinking of possible explanations for outcomes and findings, and determining how compatible the possible explanations are with the outcomes and findings.

It can occur whenever one judges, decides, or solves a problem; in general, whenever one must figure out what to believe or what to do, and do so in reasonable and reflective way. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening can all be done critically or uncritically.

CRITICAL THINKING
Analyzing Conceptualizing Defining Examining Inferring Listening Questioning Reasoning Synthesizing

Evaluating Information

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Evaluating our Thoughts

In disciplinary way

Help us Refine our thought Processes

Think and Assess information comprehensively Increase our ability to Identify and Reject false idea and ideologist

WHY IS CRITICAL THINKING IMPORTANT?

Ability to think clearly and rationally is important in every profession. Improves comprehension. Promotes creative thinking. Self-reflection

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Analysis
The process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.

Reasoning
The capacity of human beings to make sense of things, to establish and verify facts, and to change or justify practices, institutions, and beliefs.

Evaluating
Is a systematic determination of a subject's merit, worth and significance used to characterize and appraise subjects of interest in a wide range of human enterprises.

Problem Solving
Is defined as a state of desire for the reaching of a definite goal from a present condition that either is not directly moving toward the goal.

Decision Making
Resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios. Every decision making process produces a final choice.

PROBLEM SOLVING
This is where people struggle. They react to what they think the problem is. Instead, they must seek to understand more about why you think there's a problem.