CRITICAL THINKING

1. Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas.

1.1. Why are critical thinking skills important? Critical Thinking enhances language and presentation skills. Thinking clearly and systematically can improve the way we express our ideas. In learning how to analyse the logical structure of texts, critical thinking also improves comprehension abilities.

2. common steps that occur when using critical thinking for problem solving:

2.1. -Identify a problem or issue

2.2. -Create inferences on why the problem exists and how it can be solved

2.3. -Collect information or data on the issue through research

2.4. -Organize and sort data and findings

2.5. -Develop and execute solutions

2.6. -Analyze what solutions worked or didn’t work

2.7. Identify ways to improve the solution

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4. Critical thinking skills

4.1. Observation Observation skills are the starting point for critical thinking. Since observant people can quickly detect and identify a new problem. Observation experts are also able to understand why something could be a problem and can even predict when a problem could occur before it occurs based on their experience.

4.2. Analysis Once a problem has been identified, analysis skills become essential. The ability to analyze the situation includes knowing what facts, data or information about the problem.

4.3. Inference The inference is when you make your conclusions about the information you collected, this means that you are getting answers according to the information you obtained

4.4. Communication Communication skills are important when it comes time to explain and discuss problems and their possible solutions with other people.

4.5. Problem solving After you’ve identified a problem, analyzed it and discussed possible solutions, the final step is to execute the solution. Problem solving often requires critical thinking to implement the best solution and understand whether or not the solution is working as it relates to the goal.

5. Questions a critical thinker asks

5.1. What’s happening? Gather the basic information and begin to think of questions.

5.2. Why is it important? Ask yourself why it’s significant and whether or not you agree.

5.3. What don’t I see? Is there anything important missing?

5.4. How do I know? Ask yourself where the information came from and how it was constructed.

5.5. Who is saying it? What’s the position of the speaker and what is influencing them?

5.6. What else? What if? What other ideas exist and are there other possibilities?