Critical Thinking Characteristics

Critical Thinking Characteristics 1

Awareness

Critical Thinking Characteristics 2

Divergent thinking

Critical Thinking Characteristics 3

Reasoning and Scientific Analysis

Critical Thinking Characteristics 4

Reflection

Critical Thinking Characteristics 5

Realism

Critical Thinking Characteristics 6

Creativity

Awareness

Know what you do and don’t know

Divergent thinking

Think outside of the box, bringing what may seem to be unrelated data together and finding similarities

Reasoning and Scientific Analysis

Work through a problem, look at it from all angles, consider those factors that truly apply and discard those that don’t.

Reflection

Step back, gain perspective, review the information again

Realism

Know the constraints with which you must work: time, client condition, staff constraints, and monetary and insurance considerations.

Creativity

Look beyond initial constraints and see if there aren’t simple, effective, efficient ways of solving problems