Critical thinking

Done By:

Bader HamoudMohammed Ahmed

Critical thinking

What is Critical thinking:

Thinking outside the box.

Finding solutions that is new and creative or thinking in a different but brilliant way.

Critical thinkers always have curiosity and try to find biggest amount of information.

They always ask important questions and then find creative and new solutions for their problems.

Critical thinking

If you are a critical thinker….

You will think about anything impressive and try to find the way that it is done and then compare your information or thoughts with facts.

For example: If a critical thinker saw the pyramids, first he will ask

himself how did the Egyptians raised the huge blocks. He will put thoughts that includes physics laws and mathematics. And how did they did it without technology and machines. Then he will put assumptions about it but he will not stop there therefore he will ask or look for the real solution.

Critical thinking

Critical thinkers always listen carefully to the lecturer or the person who gives the information. He will pay full attention to what he say and try to answer any question the lecturer gives.

If the critical thinker disagreed with the lecturer he will argue with him and will try to support his opinion with evidence that he assumed or know from his knowledge.

What critical thinkers do

Evaluating

Analyzing

Synthesizing

Forming opinions

Assessing

Rating

Making inferences

Drawing conclusions

Critiquing

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY– A HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE LEVELS

OF THINKING

drawing conclusions, forming opinions

SYNTHESIS—redesigning, recreating, putting back together in a different way

ANALYSIS—examining, taking apart, breaking down

APPLICATION—using knowledge & comprehension; solving problems

COMPREHENSION—understanding, paraphrasing, interpreting

KNOWLEDGE—naming, recognizing, identifying, recalling, reciting, etc.

EVALUATION—critiquing, rating, grading, assaying, assessing, inferring,

SIMPLE

COMPLEX

Critical thinking

An Example to test if you are a critical thinker:

If the roof of the bus is stuck under a bridge, how can we free the bus without damaging the bridge and the bus?

Why is it important?

Our country needs critical thinkers instead of “parrots” in many occasions.

In working life, people will face a lot of difficulties that will need critical thinking to find better solutions.

Critical thinker will get advantages in term of the work position and in society.

Critical thinking

Solution:

Simply we should reduce the amount of air in the bus tire and with that the height of the bus will decrease then the bus will be released without damaging either the bus or the bridge.

How can you become a critical thinker?

By asking important questions.

By observing in an open mind.

By becoming interested in finding new solutions.

By listening to other opinions then think about what they said and then reply.

conclusion

without critical thinking we will not have what have and the life will be more difficult. To make sure that critical thinkers exists, we must change the habits and behaviors. As a result of critical thinking, we are enjoying our lives.

Reference

http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/HD1/blog/cool/index.htm

http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/HD1/blog/critthink/index.html