Critical and Creative Thinking Skills Self Check Assessment

What is the definition of critical thinking?

• The art of breaking patterns, habits, and certainties

• The intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action

• The study of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker

• The process of generating unique products by transformation of existing products

Which of the following is a characteristic of critical thinkers?

• Are skilled at understanding, analyzing & evaluating arguments & viewpoints

• Are able to generate a large number of original ideas

• Seek alternative solutions to problems or opportunities

• Are often not satisfied with the way things are. They want to change things

Which of the following is a characteristic of creative thinkers?

• Are skilled at understanding, analyzing & evaluating arguments & viewpoints

• Seek alternative solutions to problems or opportunities

• Are often not satisfied with the way things are. They want to change things

• Are able to generate a large number of original ideas

What is the importance of skillful decision making?

• To reduce uncertainty and doubt about alternatives

• To analyze critical data to determine the best decision

• To generate new ideas which are practical, of value, and can be implemented to bring about an improved product or service

• To think of the cause and effect of poor decisions

What are some common defaults in our thinking about decisions?

• Rapid, Broad, Disorganized, Blurry

• Swift, Restricted, Chaotic, Unclear

• Quick, Limited, Organized, Clear

• Hasty, Narrow, Scattered, Fuzzy

Where does decision-making happen?

• Only in a city or a nation

• Only in a classroom

• Everywhere, including a person, a group, a classroom, an organization, a neighborhood, a city, or a nation

• Only in organizations

How do we make decisions skillfully?

• By lacking clarity about important aspects of a decision

• By jumping from one idea to another without exploring any fully

• By considering as many options as possible and a range of consequences of options

• By deciding to do the first thing that comes to mind

What is the process of analyzing critical data to determine the best decision?

• Brainstorming

• Decision Making

• Problem Solving

• Critical Thinking

What is the study of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker?

• Problem Solving

• Decision Making

• Critical Thinking

• Brainstorming

What is the importance of brainstorming in the decision-making process?

• To reduce uncertainty and doubt about alternatives

• To analyze critical data to determine the best decision

• To generate new ideas which are practical, of value, and can be implemented to bring about an improved product or service

• To think of the cause and effect of poor decisions