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Although the word "critical" can have a negative connotation, one of the dictionary definitions for it reads "indispensable, important." Critical thinking is important thinking, focusing on critical, or key, attributes. It is multi-level thinking. It refers to the combined actions your mind goes through as it process the complex issues that come up in your life. What helps you become a skilled critical thinker is a solid knowledge of how your mind works. Dr. Frank T. Lyman Jr., an educator and instructional innovator, believes that thinking potential is maximized when everyone knows how the mind functions. With teachers, he developed the Thinktrix system in order to break down the complex and often confusing workings of the mind into seven distinct actions. These actions, individually and in various combinations, represent the ways you think all the time.

Steps of the Thinktrix Process

Test Yourself With An Example Problem