2. Critical Thinking
process of reflecting on
our assessment and
judging the assumption
underlying our own
ideas and efforts
Creative Thinking
process of developing
unique ideas, useful
and worthy of further
elaboration
3. Critical Thinking
process of actively and
skilfully
conceptualizing, applying
, analyzing, synthesizing,
and/or evaluating
information gathered a
guide to belief and action
Creative Thinking
ability to generate new
ideas by
combining, changing, or
reapplying existing ideas
5. • Judge the rationality of these justifications
by comparing them to varied interpretations
• Provide positive as well as negative
appraisal.
Critical Thinkers
6. Characteristics of Critical
Thinkers
1. admits a lack of knowledge
2. not afraid to ask questions
3. weighs statements and arguments
4. examines beliefs or assumptions and weighs
them against facts
7. 5. listens carefully before giving a feedback
6. looks at a problem in multiple
perspectives
7. supports opinion with data
8. honest with himself
Characteristics of Critical
Thinkers
8. 9. overcomes confusion instead of wallowing
in limbo
10. looks for answers
11. looks for connections among details
12. takes time to produce many ideas
13. eager to learn from others
Characteristics of Critical
Thinkers
9. Creative
Thinkers
• Consider rejecting standardized formats
for problem solving.
•Have an interest in a wide range of related
and divergent fields.
•Take multiple perspectives on a problem.
10. •Use trial-and-error methods in their
experimentation.
•Have self-confidence and trust in their own
judgment.
•Have a future orientation.
Creative
Thinkers
11. Characteristics of Creative
Thinkers
1. make associations between seemingly
unrelated ideas
2. rearranges elements of thoughts to create
new ideas
3. thinks of different ideas or solutions to
problems
4. display intellectual
playfulness, fantasize, and imagine
12. Characteristics of Creative
Thinkers
5. concerned with adaptation, improvement,
modification of existing ideas
6. unusual sense of humor and see humors
others do not see
7. do not fear of being different
13. Characteristics of Creative
Thinkers
8. asks many questions
9. challenges experts in the field
10. comes up with
unexpected, futuristic, bizarre and even
silly answers or solutions
14. References
• Plata, Sterling M., Ph. D. et.al. (2006). Keys to Critical Reading and
Writing 1. 2nd Ed. Biñan, Laguna: Trailblaizer Publications.
• http://www.engin.umich.edu/~cre/probsolv/strategy/crit-n-creat.htm
• http://www4.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/creativ/traits.htm
• http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook1.htm
