The Importance of Critical and Creative ThinkingBY MARVIN B. GONZAGABSED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Let’s Tickle Your Brain Cells….. How many birthdays does the average man have?

Some months have 31 days, how many have 28?

Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

How many 2 cent stamps are in a dozen?

A woman gives a beggar 50 cents, the woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come?

Let’s distinguish….

Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Critical thought is necessary for analyzing arguments and for rational decision making

Creative Thinking is necessary in order to

develop alternatives to ways of life not considered

upon reflection to be desirable

Technical Skill A skill which can be taught in the same way across a number of contexts without involving an individual’s basic feelings, beliefs, or motives in any significant way.

Critical and Creative Thinking are NOT Technical

Skills!

They involve the will or desire on the part of the thinker. They are highly dependent upon human purpose. They take different forms in different disciplines or arts.

The Teacher’s Role

• Building learner’s understanding of the concepts, skills, and processes of various disciplines and fields

• Methods for constructing and evaluating knowledge.

Thanks for Listening!

Mischief Managed!