Some of the skills needed for the development of critical thinking are:
- Comparison
- Classification
- Sequencing
- Cause and Effect
- Webbing-Graphic representation
- Analogy
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Forcasting
- Hypothothesizing
- Critiquing
Each of these strategies has unique features and can be adapted as needed to fulfill specific inquiry needs.
Comparison:
To examine two items or issues to determine similarities and differences
Classification:
To arrange information systematicallyon the basis of class, category, or special features.
Sequencing:
The process of following ideasin an ordered pattern.
Cause and Effect:
Is the relationship between to things when one thing, event, or process results in the later happening.
Webbing:
Is a strategy using graphic representation to show the relationships between words or concepts.
Analogy:
To show a similarity or resemblance between things not otherwise identical in nature.
Deductive Reasoning:
The process of coming to a conclusion using facts previously known.
Inductive Reasoning:
The process of coming to a conclusion through the process of observation.
Forecasting:
To make a prediction based on theory, data, or experience in advance of any proof found or given.
Hypothothesizing:
To present a theory based on assumptions temporarily accepted through the use of reasoning, experiment, or investigation.
Critiquing:
To provide a critcal commentary, reveiw, or discussion on a select subject, especially one dealing with literary works.