Defining Critical Thinking Critical thinking is defined in many different ways. There may possibly be as many definitions of the phrase as there are ways of thinking. Definitions of some objects are interpretive. The base idea of critical thinking is that two people given the same problem with the same facts‚ when asked to interpret the scenario‚ will sometimes draw slightly different conclusions (Dictionary.com). The definition of critical thinking can be varied. There are a few definitions and
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Critical Thinking We are all capable of thinking and reasoning as part of our human being nature‚ but to what extent the decisions that we make‚ the actions that we take‚ and the explanations that we give are based on facts? Can we defend our points of view‚ or provide a wise opinion in a social conversation with our friends or in a meeting with our co-workers?. All these questions are associated to what critical thinking is. Our intention is to describe what skills an individual has to learn
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Creative thinking is a process that involves creative problems solving‚ and new ideas or concepts‚ or a new way for an existing idea. Creative thinking gives people the opportunity to create something or make something better that has already existed. Creative thinking is how many items were invented. Creative thinking allows a person to create something‚ or allows a person to improve something that already exists. Logical thinking is the process in which we use reasoning consistently to
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In the book “Asking the Right Questions‚ A Guide to Critical Thinking” M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Kelley discuss the ten steps to critical thinking. In the following pages I will apply these steps to a memo that was sent to Mr. Robert Shaw of Triad Insurance Company of Indianapolis and discuss them in detail. The memo was from Ms. Denise Khali‚ Vice President of Human Resources. D. Khali‚ personal communication‚ October 04‚ 2010. Step 1: What are the issues and conclusions? The major
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different ways of thinking. The way they think will influence their decisions. Nowadays‚ some people try to improve their potential to think uniquely. This type of thinking can be called Lateral thinking. This concept is very useful for people who are working in business organisation especially when they make a decision. This report will illustrate more about lateral thinking‚ the method to improve lateral thinking‚ and how to use this concept in corporate world. 2. Lateral Thinking There are
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Critical Thinking and Its Importance in Education Kadoko Chanda 1. Introduction Technology‚ travel and business have brought countries together‚ so does our thinking evolve. No more thinking within our boundaries‚ we need critical thinking to evaluate our own decisions in everything we do. For example‚ how do you teach students without discriminating their beliefs or religion? How do we start a business in a country with different laws from ours and still incorporate our business values
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Personal Reflection on Ethical Thinking‚ by Lavette Cogburn I personally feel that ethical decision making should be practiced in everyday life as well as in the workplace. Everyone is different and live by their own set of rules and standards on what they think is morally right or wrong. Ethical behavior is the standards that someone holds for themselves‚ and is applicable to whatever position that they hold in commerce‚ in their community‚ and even at home. Ethical behavior is applying these
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QUESTIONNAIRE – CTI We have taken this tool Constructive thinking inventory (CTI) from the book “Constructive Thinking The key to emotional intelligence by Seymour Epstein“ As mentioned by the book author Epstein‚ this tool (CTI) is a reliable and valid measure of the constructive and deconstructive thinking in which people normally engage in. In addition the author Epstein claims that “this tool has been administered to large samples of people and constructed according to recognized psychological
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CRITICAL THINKING “Learning without thought is labour lost.” – Confucius Richard Paul (a prominent advocate of CRITICAL THINKING) says‚ “Alternative solutions are often not given‚ they must be generated or thought-up. Critical thinkers must be creative thinkers as well generating possible solutions in order to find the best one. Very often a problem persists‚ not because we can’t tell which available solution is best‚ but because the best solution has not yet been made available – no one has thought
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Term Paper EDUS 301: Critical Thinking By Ashita Bhatt According to Webster ’s New World Dictionary‚ literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. Every man should be a literate citizen of the world. The importance of literacy is obvious. One sees words everywhere – on signs‚ in training manuals‚ on buses‚ in books. Adults who cannot read risk becoming isolated from the society. Illiteracy affects their ability to find jobs‚ and ultimately‚ their very survival. That is why it is so
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