Sinai University Scientific Thinking Lecture Notes PDF

Course Name: “Scientific Thinking” Dr. Manal Shams-Dean Ahmed Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology Faculty of Education Suez Canal University sinaiuniversity.net  Thinking Science,...

Course Name: “Scientific Thinking” Dr. Manal Shams-Dean Ahmed Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology Faculty of Education Suez Canal University sinaiuniversity.net  Thinking Science, Thinking & Scientific Thinking [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking Think… What is the meaning of Thinking? [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is Thinking? Thinking is the mental processes that an individual performs in order to solve a problem. It is a continuous process in the brain that does not stop or end as long as the person is in a state of alertness. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is Thinking? An Example of Thinking Which of the following is an example of thinking? ❑ Planning for the future. ❑ Training for a race. ❑ Wandering around town. ❑ Shopping for a shirt. ❑ Playing with a ball. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is Thinking? An Example of Thinking ✓ Planning for the future.  Training for a race.  Wandering around town.  Shopping for a shirt.  Playing with a ball. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is Thinking? Thinking is any activity of the mind “cognitive activities”. For example, when we are trying to solve a problem, make decision, and create new ideas. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What are Thinking produces? Ideas are what thinking produces. When a person thinks, they have thoughts, or ideas. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is The Nature of Thinking? Nature of Thinking Fill in the blank: Thinking is _____. ❑ A habit we acquire from our culture. ❑ An ability possessed only by a few geniuses. ❑ A natural human ability. ❑ A skill that needs to be taught. ❑ An ability we have lost in the technological age. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is The Natural of Thinking? Natural of Thinking Fill in the blank: Thinking is _____.  A habit we acquire from our culture.  An ability possessed only by a few geniuses. ✓ A natural human ability.  A skill that needs to be taught.  An ability we have lost in the technological age. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking The Nature of Thinking ▪ Thinking is an ability that is shared by all humans. ▪ Thinking is an ability that belongs to humans by nature. So, we possess the ability to think by nature “inborn ability”. ▪ Humans think without having to be taught how or having to acquire the habit from the cultural context we grow up in. ▪ It is an ability that belongs to all humans, not just to a few geniuses. ▪ Although the technological age has changed the way that we think, it has not made us lose the ability to think. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is the relation between Thinking & Characters of Individual? Thinking is something people do, and people have habits, feelings, values, and previous experiences. What is the relationship between these aspects of their characters and their thinking? ❑ Thinking and the character of the thinker have nothing to do with each other. ❑ Thinking affects and is affected by the thinker’s character. ❑ Thinking is affected by the thinker’s character. ❑ The thinker’s character is affected by their thinking. ❑ The relationship between thinking and the character of the thinker depends on the thinking and on the thinker’s character. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking What is the relation between Thinking & Individual Character? Thinking is something people do, and people have habits, feelings, values, desires, and past experiences. What is the relationship between these aspects of their character and their thinking?  Thinking and the character of the thinker have nothing to do with each other. ✓ Thinking effects and is affected by the thinker’s character.  Thinking is affected by the thinker’s character.  The thinker’s character is affected by their thinking.  The relationship between thinking and the character of the thinker depends on the thinking and on the thinker’s character. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  Thinking The relation between Thinking & Individual Character: There is a relationship between thinking and the character of the person doing the thinking. The relationship is one that goes both ways. That is, thinking both effects and is affected by the thinker’s character. [email protected] Dr/ Manal Shams www.su.edu.eg  THANK YOU * For any questions feel free * To contact me by mail [email protected] Dr. Manal Shams-Dean Ahmed Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology Faculty of Education Suez Canal University