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Key questions: O What is critical and creative thinking? O Which steps can you take to solve problems?

Key words: O Critical thinking: evaluation or judging of ideas. O Creative thinking: generation, production and formation of new ideas; thinking in different ways; bring ongewone of ander idees na vore. O Problem solving: offer solutions

Critical thinking O You evaluate and judge everything O You ask questions about what you see, read or hear. O Is it a fact? O Is it a conviction? O Is it a generalization? O Is it important or key information? O Who said or wrote it? O When was it written or said?

Creative thinking O Produce new ideas or solutions O You can find many possible solutions for many problems. O Teach yourself to think creatively: O Brainstorm ideas. O Draw pictures O Ask yourself questions. O Ask one question repeatedly and try to give a different answer every time.

Creative thinkers are: O Curious O Want to know the reasons behind decisions, solutions, events or facts O Ask many questions O See a need for improvement O Believe most things have solutions

O Don’t judge new ideas as funny or weird. O Find problem solving interesting and challenging. O Aren’t afraid of making mistakes. O Don’t easily give up and keep on trying.

Summary O Critical thinking means you evaluate and judge ideas. You are not biased. You askquestions about what you read, hear or see. O Creative thinking generates, produces and forms new ideas. O To be able to solve problems you have to be able to think critically and creatively.

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