CRITICAL THINKING
THINKING
unique to human beings
manipulation & analysis of info
to achieve an objective
=reasoning (Descartes)
EDUCATION
Aims
To produce learners who are well informed.
To create learners who have appetite to think analytically and critically, to contribute to their society, culture and civilization.
Equip students with lifelong learning and thinking skills.
ACTIVE students
Teach critical thinking as an integrated part of all subject areas.
Questioning is the source of knowledge formation.
CRITICAL
'to judge'
Greek 'kritikos'
Latin 'criticus'
AIMS
By abstracting, reasoning, imagining, problem solving, judging, decision-making.
To promote independent thinking, personal autonomy and reasoned judgment in thought and action.
Ability to think in accordance with the rules of logic and probabilty, and apply these skills to real-life problems.
By analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, or synthesizing info and applying creativity thought to form an argument, solve a problem, or reach a conclusion.
Benefits
boost creativity
time organization
being objective and open-minded