Why Critical Thinking?

WHY CRITICAL THINKING?

A well-developed set of critical thinking skills builds self-empowerment and confidence. It enables you to efficiently gather knowledge, quickly process information, and intelligently analyze data.

                         

 Top 10 competencies employers expect from Graduates

• conceptual knowledge in technical areas
• effective verbal communication
• willingness to learn/ continuous personal development
• sound IT literacy
• teamwork and effective working with others
• application of technical knowledge gained through internships
• problem-solving
• positive attitude
• creativity and innovation
• attention to detail 

Employability skills gaps

• effective verbal communication
• teamwork and effective working with others
• application and technical knowledge gained through internships
• problem-solving
• creativity and innovation

Bloom's Taxonomy

A Framework for classifying educational objectives was established in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom and colleagues under the title Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.

Six min areas made up Bloom's and his associates' framework. Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. The categories that came after knowledge were labeled "skills and abilities", with the notion that Knowledge was a prerequisite for using these skills and abilities.

The Taxonomy was divided into six primary categories, while each category also included subclasses that fell along a continuum from simple to complex and tangible to abstract.  

What is expected from you?

• Intradisciplinary - working within one discipline
• Cross-disciplinary - viewing a discipline from another
• Multidisciplinary - people from many disciplines work together, but still viewing from their own perspective.
• Interdisciplinary - combining information from two or more fields and coming up with something new something new that transcends departmental boundaries. 
• Transdisciplinary - integration to solve a shared issue outside of discipline-specific techniques.

Model to generate critical thinking

Who is a Critical Thinker?

Instead of accepting ideas and presumptions at face value, critical thinkers vigorously challenge them. They are constantly willing to discover that the concepts, justifications, and conclusions do not fully capture the situation.