Measuring And Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Dear All,
Critical Thinking is one of the most sought after competencies today. Are you a critical thinker ? Are your leaders in your organization armed with the requisit critical thinking skills to take the organization to a new level ?
I urge you to try out the watson glaser Critical Thinking Appraisl Tool , which gives accurate scores on a persons Critical Thinking capacity , this is further broken down to
a. Recognizing Assumptions
b. Evaluation of Arguments
c. Drawing Conclusions
This is a Pearson Tool now available in India with India norms and india adaptation . There is a development angle also attached to this now with the new Development Report which comes with a inbuilt development plan per test taker.
In case you want a sample development or wish to try this tool in your organization report pls write to me .
Regards,
Ajay Venkatesh
Pearson Talent Assessment , Mumbai
Cell 9890808848
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Hi
In addition to the above test, my own suggestion is that people need to adopt the following strategies to improve their thinking skills
- challenge assumptions eg. see how you can improve the work environment / existing reports /
- be open to change eg. look at problems as opportunities to harness your ability and talents
- experiment eg. it could be trying out different cuisine / changing your lifestyle
- read extensively eg. Read a mix of fiction/ professional / humor/ Gk related etc.
For many of you reading the following Inspirational and Motivational blogs would provide a good starting point immediately
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www.poweract.blogspot.com – Over 19,000 views and 145 followers
Regards