THINKING SKILLS

a) DECISION MAKING SKILLS

~ To make a choice between two more
alternative

Level of decision making

a) personal

b) family

c) group

d) community

e) organizational

f) national

g) international

six steps to make good decision

1. state the question

2. list the goal

3. list the alternatives

4. gather some information

5. consider and compare the alternatives

6. make the decision

b) PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS

Five steps of problem solving skills

1. state the problem

2. list the possible solutions

3. gather some information

4. consider and compare the solutions

5. choose a solutions

c) CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

three major steps to think critically

1. find out if the speaker is reliable

2. make sure you understand the
information

3. look for tricks meant to persuade you

WHAT IS THINKING SKILLS?

Mental activity , take in many forms & help
mind to be organized :

a) forming an opinion or belief

b) remembering

c) reasoning

d) creating idea

e) learning

CREATIVE THINKING

Aims of creative thinking

1. to explore ll the creative possibilities

2. to clear the mind of wrong assumptons
about the subject . thus providing space
for the new creative thought

3. to create new conceptual frameworks

4. to generate ideas that will result in
specific action

5. To develop creative plans

General principles of creative thinking

1. use lots of imagination

2. associate different ideas

3. be flexible

ANALYTICAL THINKING

MIND MAPPING

things can do with mind map

1. creative & report writing

2. studying easy way

3. studying as a group/family

4. meeting & think tanks

5. giving a talk

6. note taking

result of applying theories and techniques
in mind mapping

1. more integrated learning

2. saving time in learning

3. remembering faster and better

4. learning become more organized

5. learning is efficient

6. learning is more interesting and exciting

7. academic performance should be
improve