Thinking Skills
Equipping our future leaders
M. Awais Yaqoob
(University of engineering and Technology, Lahore)
Presentation RoadmapPresentation Roadmap
•Introduction•Warm up•Why do we need Thinking Tools?•Evaluative Thinking•Home work
Can you guess?Can you guess?
• Which country…………………• Which city……………………….• Which month…………………..• What time of day…………….• What day of the week…….• Which year………………………
Evidence
Can you complete the sentence?
• The……….surgeon was………. to operate as there was………..
• no table
By • looking intently • reading carefully • listening purposefully
How did you find the answers?How did you find the answers?
You used your Observation Skills
Your ability to observe is one of
your most important thinking
tools
Every day we’re faced with choices and decisions
What to do What not to doWhat to believeWhat not to believe
Every day we’re faced with choices and decisions
What to do What not to doWhat to believeWhat not to believe
Why do we need Thinking Tools?Why do we need Thinking Tools?
• Khaalis he sub kuch hai
• Ufone tumhi tou ho• Coke –is the real
thing• Itna khalis jitna pyar
• Khaalis he sub kuch hai
• Ufone tumhi tou ho• Coke –is the real
thing• Itna khalis jitna pyar
• Boycott goods from country X
• Don’t use your mobile phone while driving
• Avoid mosquitoes at dawn and dusk
• Don’t use gas heaters-wear warm clothes
• FA/FSc exams from 3 March 09
• The world will end in 2012
• Boycott goods from country X
• Don’t use your mobile phone while driving
• Avoid mosquitoes at dawn and dusk
• Don’t use gas heaters-wear warm clothes
• FA/FSc exams from 3 March 09
• The world will end in 2012
• Distinguishing facts from opinions• Distinguishing definite from indefinite
conclusions• Challenging the reliability of a claim• Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant
information• Considering other points of view
Evaluative Thinking
Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsDistinguishing Facts from OpinionsFacts
Ask yourself
• Does this statement contain words like is,was, has,does?
• Have the things in this statement actually happened or are they happening now?
• Is this statement by a reputable authority
• Could this statement be proven experimentally or with evidence?
Ask yourself
• Does this statement contain words like is,was, has,does?
• Have the things in this statement actually happened or are they happening now?
• Is this statement by a reputable authority
• Could this statement be proven experimentally or with evidence?
OpinionsAsk yourself
• Does the statement contain words such as could,may,might,possibly,
predict or should?• Does this statement relate
to the feelings of someone?Activity
Ask yourself
• Does the statement contain words such as could,may,might,possibly,
predict or should?• Does this statement relate
to the feelings of someone?Activity
Considering Other Points of ViewConsidering Other Points of View
Sometimes people• See only their point of view• Don’t want to hear why the other
person believes something else A good thinker is more tolerant and
is prepared to listen to the other point of view
Sometimes people• See only their point of view• Don’t want to hear why the other
person believes something else A good thinker is more tolerant and
is prepared to listen to the other point of view
What can you see?
W
Read and Listen
What you should do to become a tolerant thinker
Last word
Respect Trust Care &
Integrity
Respect Trust Care &
Integrity