The document defines critical thinking as "the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action." It lists key intellectual skills involved in critical thinking such as analyzing, conceptualizing, defining, examining, inferring, listening, questioning, reasoning, and synthesizing. Finally, the conclusion states that critical thinking involves informed decision-making, analyzing one's own thinking to improve it, and is a product of education, training, and practice.

1. Critical Thinking
Ajibola Awotiwon
MBBS, MSc. Clin. Epi. Candidate

2. Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, participants will be able to
 Define Critical Thinking
 Apply critical thinking skills to a given example
 Recognize the role critical thinking plays in health care
provision

3. Brainstorming Session

4. Definition
"Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined
process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,
applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating
information gathered from, or generated by,
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication, as a guide to belief and action"
(Scriven, 1996).

6. Diverse range of Intellectual
skills
oAnalyzing
oConceptualizing
oDefining
oExamining
oInferring
oListening
oQuestioning
oReasoning
oSynthesizing

7. Conclusion
Critical Thinking is:
oInformed Decision-Making
oThinking About Thinking & How to Improve It
oActively Analyzing, Synthesizing, & Evaluating the
Thinking Process
oA Product of Education, Training, & Practice

8. References
• Scriven, M. & Paul, R. (1996). Defining critical thinking: A draft statement for
the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. [On-line]. Available
HTTP:http://www.criticalthinking.org/University/univlibrary/library.nclk
• Mark Jon Snyder. Critical Thinking: Teaching Methods & Strategies. Elon
University