Critcal Thinking

The word thinking can describe any number of mental activities. Much of our natural thinking, when left to itself, is biased, distorted, partial, uninformed, and prejudiced. Yet the quality of our lives depends precisely on the quality of our thought. Critical thinking is that mode of thinking ¡V about any given subject that improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of its very structures and by imposing intellectual standards upon them. However, thinking involves consideration of the full range of possibilities to a problem, including emotional, cognitive, intellectual and psychological factors.

Thus, critical thinking belongs to the category of higher-level thinking skills. Critical thinking is analytical and logical. It evaluates ideas and identifies reasonable ones. Critical thinking is clear, precise, accurate, relevant, consistent, and fair.

In short, critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corr...