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VARIOUS TYPES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF THINKING SKILLSTHINKING SKILLS
Muhammad Nazim Abd. Rahman [February 2011]
Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking A way of thinking that
generates something new or different.
It involves having a different idea that works as well or better than previous ideas
It is generative and divergent in nature
Divergent means thinking that starts from a common point and moves outward into a variety of perspectives
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking A way of thinking that assesses the
worth and validity of something in existent
It involves precise, persistent and objective analysis
It is focus and convergent in nature Thinking which process information
around a common point - an attempt to bring thoughts from different directions into a union or common conclusion
Analytical ThinkingAnalytical Thinking The abstract separation of a whole
into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
Separating and distinguishing elements of a concept, idea, problem and issue in order to understand its essential nature and inner relationships
Inductive ThinkingInductive Thinking This is the process of reasoning from
parts to the whole, from examples to generalizations
Analyzing specific observations to reach general conclusions
Works from specific observations to broader generalizations and theories
Is more open-ended and exploratory, especially at the beginning
Deductive ThinkingDeductive Thinking This type of reasoning moves from
the whole to its parts, from generalizations to underlying concepts to examples
Works from the more general to the more specific
From the general theory to predict specific instances
Strategic ThinkingStrategic Thinking Thinking skill in ‘seeing’ issues, problems
and opportunities in a larger and broader perspective and being able to understand the inter-relation of all the elements involved so that the best course of action could be formulated to achieve the desired goals
Lateral ThinkingLateral Thinking The concept was introduce by
Edward de Bono in 1967 which means a way of thinking that involve multiple parallel approach
An example of ‘multiple parallel approach’ in thinking is Edward de Bono’s – ‘Six Thinking Hats’
Muhammad Nazim Abd. Rahman [February 2011]