1. 1 California State University, Los Angeles College of Business and Economics - Advisement Center

2. 2 Critical thinking Asking questions Weigh the evidence Solve problems Make decisions Create Inquire

3. 3 Critical thinking Options are revealed and explored Possibilities open up Allows you to Take charge of your life Make decisions Chart your course Choose your goals and strive for them Roll with the punches

4. 4 Critical thinking Abstract idea - important thinking Increase ability to perform thinking processes Produce knowledge rather than just reproduce it Valuable employee Increase creativity

5. 5 How does your mind work? Mind actions - important - know how mind works - helps develop important thinking skills: Recall Similarity Difference Cause and effect Example to idea Idea to example Evaluation

6. 6 Critical thinking Help solve problems and make decisions Perspective - point of view - why important? Plan strategically - how behind any goal Creativity = flexibility Adjust to change, creating new ways to respond Characteristics Brainstorming Close connection - critical thinking and creativity - creative people use their minds to solve problems and make decisions in a creative way

7. 7 Critical thinking exercises What day follows the day before yesterday if 2 days from now will be Sunday? A caterpillar has to climb up a muddy wall of a well that is 12 feet deep. Each day the caterpillar advances 4 feet, but each night as he sleeps, he slips back 2 feet. How may days will it take him to get out? Juan has three separate large boxes. Inside each large box are two separate medium-sized boxes, and inside each of the medium boxes are four small boxes. How many boxes does Juan have altogether?