INTRODUCTION

TO
THINKING
SKILLS

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 Involve: Control
Cognitive ‘Mind’s movement
What is think?’ become thinking
when we direct
Behaviour them.’

Communication

1.The process of considering or reasoning about

something: The selectors have some thinking to do
before the match.

2. To have a conscious mind, to some extent of

reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational
decisions, etc.
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 Thinking?

Conclusion: Thinking is any mental

activity that helps formulate or solve a
problem, make a decision, or fulfill a
desire to understand. It is a searching
for answers, a reaching for meaning
(Ruggreio, 1998 in Ryan 2012).

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 Thinking skill as a
Definition: process by the mind as
Thinking the result of receiving
Skills? stimulus of the five
senses. The meaning of
stimulus then were
seen in action (Costa,
1985 & Philips in
Campbell, 2006)

Thinking skill by Dewey 1933

Sigel, 1984 in Kadir
in Philips (1999), is an effort
(2007), says thinking
of the mind to examine and
skill is a reflex action,
weight certain information
conceptual and
according to specific criteria
resolving activities.
(Walker, 2003).

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 “Thinking skills involve mental processes used
in cognitive functions that enable people to
make meaning from, and create with,
information: solving problems, making
decisions, critical thinking, planning and
organizing job tasks, using a significant amount
of memory, and finding, synthesizing and
analyzing information”.2

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1. Butterworth & Thawiates (2005).Thinking Skills, Cambridge University Press.
2. http://essentialskills.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Review-of-definition-for-Thinking-Skills/94635-17651
 Cognitive stimulations as to find
problem solving methods in
various
ways and techniques in order to
solve various kinds of life Have the view on becoming
problems. holistic individual.

To produce a self
Why is Able to better
learning, self
thinking Able to create and build communication (good
independence and
skills positive social bonding. communication skills).
informative
important?
individual.
Able to
avoid
Able to use and outsource various conflict
resources in a creative and
specific way/s
in search of an answer of/or
Able to understand various
problem solver to a certain
socio-cultures, norms and
problem.
the belief of other races,
ethnics without any
prejudice on skin colours
and religions.
 ‘Gunung Kinabalu’ affect-
Knowledge only on what has ‘Spoon feed’ teaching-
been taught. Not Everything was prepared for.
showing neither abilities nor Not willingly to be self
skills in search of any new independence learning. Hoping
knowledge and everything to be provided by the
additional skills within instructor.
subject matters.
OBSTACLES
in
developing
thinking skill

Thinking trap- Ego-one way of The Influence of culture, race,

thinking (area of interest), not norms-
explorative enough, not willing -Prejudice
to listen to others, selfishness -Stereotyping
and bias. -Not willing to accept and
explore new ideas which against
one’s root.
 Thinking Skills Model
Use of thinking skills in order to solve problem
Information
+
Positive outcome
Techniques

Analytical Find Solution/

Analyze
problem/cases Solve Problem

Creativity Negative outcome

Reactive based ‘Think out of the
Box’

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