Critical thinking and creative thinking

When undertaking their studies, learners should first think critically before engaging in creative thinking. Critical thinking provides an opportunity to rationally and clearly judge a topic or an item of discussion. When learners apply critical thinking before creativity, they have an opportunity to grow their creative skills based on the critical analysis of the various topics or subjects. Critical thinking plays an important role in enabling learners to understand the worth and the validity of already existing things (Leicester & Taylor, 2010). Some of the critical thinking issues revolve around facts and things that learners cannot change as they remain constant in their studies. It is through the critical thinking skills that learners get an opportunity to develop the creative skills thus introducing new items in the market based on their growing skills and talents as well as abilities.

Before the implementation of the creative thinking skills, the critical thinking skills will play an important role in shaping the nature of knowledge that one acquires in the course of learning. Introduction of the critical thinking skills before the creative thinking skills will ensure that learners have an understanding of the world around them. One of the challenges associated with the introduction of creative thinking skills first is the fact that these skills focus on the introduction of new things. Learners will always find it hard to introduce new things if they do not have knowledge of what already exists.  21st Century Skills - Learning Problem Solving Gr. San Diego: Classroom Complete Press Ltd. Leicester, M. , & Taylor, D.  Critical thinking across the curriculum: Developing critical thinking skills, literacy and philosophy in the primary classroom.