CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 THE BACKGROUND
Critical Thinking: Thinking does in the mind. Halpern D.F(1984).Critical Thinking leads to precision and relevance, it is way of thinking positively not negatively, also method of thinking about thinking which is the key to think critically, when one control his/her conscience thought processes without conscience thought process one control with other people ideas. Critical thinking founding views in mind or planning in our mind by ourselves without letting public to know about it (Marzano, Robert) et al. the skill of critical thinking are the;
(a) Honesty
(b) Rationality
(c) Self-awareness
(d) Openmindedness
(e) Discipline
(f) Judgement
(g) Tolerance
(a) Honesty – Thinking in honesty way which is positively not negatively (D.N) (198) pp. 18-9.
(b) Rationality: The ability to combine problems together and reason what to do not just to take non-critical thinking also finding the best explanation on evidence and ignore the ones that is not good.
(c) Self-awareness: Thinking most have thought, conscience and them mind have be aware of what thought is in the mind, be aware of the person thought.
(d) Open-mindedness: The mind have to be aware and opened to have a positive thoughts, not non-critical thinking.
(e) Discipline: The thinking must be well checked and well thought understand the right thoughts and wrong one. It will be well trained in other to achieve a critical thought and creative thought.