Lesson 4 (Critical Thinking)

What process do you use when gathering information in order to make a decision, come to a conclusion or solve a problem?

• Goal Setting

• Critical Thinking

• Develop Classifications

• Networking

Gathering Information

Analyzing Information

Applying Information

Forming a Hypothesis

Problem Solving

Decision Making

These six skill areas are all part of ______________________.

• decision making skills

• interpersonal skills

• organization skills

• critical thinking skills

The first step to good critical thinking is to _________________________.

• prioritize information

• gather information

• solve problems

• make decisions

In the process of critical thinking, after you have gathered information you need to:

• Apply information

• Form a hypothesis

• Problem solve

• Analyze information

Forming a hypothesis is an important part of ____________________.

• communication

• decision making

• planning and organizing

• critical thinking

In the problem solving process, to ______________ the problem means to find the cause of the problem.

• define

• diagnose

• describe

• find

Which step is a part of the decision making process?

• Decide on a plan

• Use the plan

• Make judgments

• All of the Above

When you are monitoring or checking your results in the critical thinking process, observe the results without making any ____________________ about whether or not the plan is working.

• observations

• comments

• ideas

• judgments