Thinking Skills

Hi guys

Today, i learn about thinking skills. There are five thinking abilities.

1) Memory : to recall something that has been learned
2) Cognition : To recognize and pick out bits and pieces of information
3) Evaluation : To judge the importance of something through careful study
4) Convergent Thinking : To work through related data to reach a logical conclusion
5) Divergent Thinking : To work through apparently unrelated data to reach a solution to a problem

Beside that, Higher order thinking requires :

1) Incubation : reflecting thoughtfully on knowledge you have to create new knowledge
2) Nuanced judgment : being sensitive to slight variations in meaning and interpretion
3) Rhetoric : using words effectively to communicate the results of higher order thinking
4) Discovering Structure : creating order out of apparent confusion and disorder.

Critical Thinking is the ability to distinguish between verifiable facts and value claims, determine the credibility of a source of information, determine the accuracy of a factual statement, distinguish between warranted and unwarranted reasons or conclusions, distinguish between relevent or irrelevant facts. In addiction, to detect bias, identfiy stated and implied assumptions, identify ambiguous or equivocal claims, reasons, or argument and lastly to recognise logical inconsistencies in an argument.

Next blog, i will continue with others inforamation in thinking skills...:)