Creative Thinking Lecture 2

8/2/2019 Creative Thinking Lecture 2

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Creative ThinkingLecture # 2

Aisha Malik


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What is Thinking ??? Thinking is a process and thought is

the product output

Therefore, thinking is : Exploringalternative ideas, generating

possibilities, and different options


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Types of Thinking : Creative Thinking

Realistic Thinking

Deductive Thinking

Inductive Thinking

Evaluative Thinking

Lateral Thinking

Analytical Thinking Strategic Thinking

Critical Thinking


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VARIOUS TYPES OF THINKING SKILLS wewill study:

Critical

Analytical

Inductive

Deductive

Strategic

Lateral

Creative


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Creative Thinking A way of thinking that generates

something new or different. It involves having a different idea

that works as well or better thanprevious ideas

It is generative and divergent innature

Divergent means thinking that

starts from a common point andmoves outward into a variety ofperspectives


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Is a problem that could have a variety

of ways of addressing the problem as

well as a number of solutions, usually

applied to the area of creative arts.

Hudson 1967

Is the ability to find many possibleanswers to a particular problem.

Guilford (1950)

Divergent Thinking


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Critical Thinking A way of thinking that assesses the

worth and validity of something inexistent

It involves precise, persistent andobjective analysis

It is focus and convergent in nature

Convergent thinking process

information around a common point -an attempt to bring thoughts fromdifferent directions into a union or

common conclusion


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Is the ability to find the bestsingle answer to a problem.

Guilford (1950)


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Analytical Thinking

The abstract separation of a whole into itsconstituent parts in order to study the partsand their relations

Separating and distinguishing elements of aconcept, idea, problem and issue in order tounderstand its essential nature and innerrelationships


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Inductive Thinking

This is the process of reasoning from parts tothe whole, from examples to generalizations

Analyzing specific observations to reachgeneral conclusions

Works from specific observations to broadergeneralizations and theories

Is more open-ended and exploratory,

especially at the beginning


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Deductive Thinking This type of reasoning moves from the

whole to its parts, from generalizations tounderlying concepts to examples

Works from the more general to the morespecific

From the general theory to predict specific

instances


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Strategic Thinking Thinking skill in seeing issues, problems

and opportunities in a larger and broaderperspective and being able to understand

the inter-relation of all the elementsinvolved so that the best course of actioncould be formulated to achieve the desiredgoals


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Lateral Thinking

The concept was introduce by Edward deBono in 1967 which means a way ofthinking that involve multiple parallel

approach An example of multiple parallel approach

in thinking is Edward de BonosSix

Thinking Hats


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Einstein believed that by combining cold order thinking

(convergent) with hot chaotic thinking (divergent) that the

result would lie in a certain emotion for learning.

Combining the Thoughts


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So, What is the plan?

The Goal is for students to learn how to generate questions

in a variety of ways. Also, teach students to use higherorder thinking skills and to work collaboratively within

groups.


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Why is it important to develop higher order thinking

skills?

In our increasingly complex society, it is becoming even more

imperative that individuals are capable of thinking divergently

and creatively. It is also important that individuals see the

relationships between seemingly diverse concepts.


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According to research thinking involves

higher levels of questioning skills suchas:

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