Chp.5: Become a Critical Thinker and Creative Problem Solver Flashcards
What is critical thinking?
is a logical, rational, systematic thought process.
Why we need critical thinking?
It help us in understanding, analyzing, and evaluating information to solve a problem.
What is Problem solving?
it’screating or identifyinga solution to a questionor a problem.
What is Decisionmaking?
it’sdetermining the best or most effectiveanswer or solution.
What is Critical Thinking Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy?
1- Creating
2- Evaluating
3- Analyzing
4- Applying
5- Understanding
6- Remembering
Creating
What can I recreate with this information or connect with other information?
Evaluating
Can I make judgments about this information and rate accuracy, quality, credibility.?
Analyzing
Can I see the whole idea then analyze part of the information.
Applying
Can I make practical application of this information?
Understanding
Can I understand the significance of the information & explain in my own words?
Remembering
Can I recall the information including key points, facts, names, dates, definitions or events?
What are the steps of creative problem solving?
1- Clearly define/ state the problem.
2- Gather all the information you need to solve the problem.
3- Develop and implement a plan & find a strategy.
4- Evaluate the plan
Think why this plan is better than other options.
Will you meet your goals by following this plan?
What the strategies of critical thinking & problem solving?
1- Have a positive attitude your attitude influences how you solve a problem.
2. Ask questions, It is difficult to solve a problem without knowing all the facts and opinions.
3. Persistence pays off, sometimes you’ll need a second or third try.
4. Use creativity think in new and fresh ways.
What the strategies of critical thinking & problem solving? 5-8
- Pay attention to all details.
- See all sides of the issue, listen to all opinions.
- Use reasoning, explore all options.
- Be rested and healthy, your health effects your decisions.
What are the characteristics of critical thinking?
- Suspends judgments & tolerate ambiguity.
- Curious & interested is seeking new solutions.
- Clearly define the criteria for analyzing ideas.
- Examine beliefs, assumptions & opinions against facts.
- Open minded & seeks opposing views.
- Ask pertinent questions & assess statements and arguments.
- Admit a lack of information or understanding if necessary.
What is Inductive reasoning?
generalizing from specific concepts to broad principle.
It can contain some errors, like coming to conclusion too quickly.
What is Deductive reasoning?
Drawing conclusions based on going from the general to the specific.
Don’t assume that the main premise is always true.
What are common error in judgment?
- Stereotypes
- All-or-nothing thinking
- Snap judgments
- Projection
- Sweeping generalizations
- Halo effect
- Negative labeling
What is Stereotypes?
Judgments held by a person or group about members of other group.
What is All-or-nothing thinking?
seeing events or people in black or white.
What is Snap judgments?
decisions made before gathering all necessary information.
What is Projection?
to attribute to others some of your traits to justify your faulty judgments or actions.
What is Sweeping generalizations?
apply one experience to a whole group or issue.
What is Halo effect?
to label a person good based on one or two qualities or actions.
What is Negative labeling?
is focusing on and identifying with shortcoming, e.g. instead of saying “I made a mistake” you say, “I am loser”.
What are strategies of creative problem solving?
- Expect to be creative (reinforce your creativity).
- Challenge the rules (try new approach).
- Use games, puzzles, and humor (have fun).
- Brainstorm (be free to express ideas to your study group).
- Be flexible, positive, and grateful.
- Collect ideas.
- Relax and trust.
- Support, acknowledge, and reward creativity.
- Allow failure.
- Be disciplined & persistent (be hard worker).
What are problem-Solving Strategies for Math & Science?
- Make a model or diagram, it helps in organizing and visualizing the problem.
- Draw, illustrate & make tables, charts, or lists, it helps in organizing & therefore look for patterns.
- Look for patterns & connections: a pattern is regular, systematic repletion that helps you in predictions.
- Physically act out the problem, sometimes it help in finding the solution.
- Simplify: solve related easier cases.
- Translate words into equations, write an equation that model the problem.
- Estimate, make a reasonable guess, check the guess, and revise.
- Summarizing & working in group can help you learn.
- Take a quick break it help in refreshing.
How to Overcome Math and Science Anxiety?
- Do your prep work: take prerequisites first.
- Keep up and review often night before exam is just for reviewing not learning.
- Discipline yourself: concentrate on your tasks.
- Study in groups
- Have a positive attitude focus on positive feelings.
- Dispute the myths
- Ask for help
How Overcoming obstacles?
1.Building better Habits
2. Use the power of habits to make creativity routine behavior start by reflecting on what triggers your creativity.
- Identify Triggers that enable your creativity
- Routine behavior: Plan to work on creative problems in these settings
- Reward: Satisfaction and Success that result from more creative ideas.
