Creative Thinking
Critical and Reflective Thinking encompasses a set of abilities that students use to examine their own thinking and that of others. This involves making judgments based on reasoning, where students consider options, analyze options using specific criteria, and draw conclusions.
People who think critically and reflectively are analytical and investigative, willing to question and challenge their own thoughts, ideas, and assumptions and challenge those of others. They reflect on the information they receive through observation, experience, and other forms of communication to solve problems, design products, understand events, and address issues. A critical thinker uses their ideas, experiences, and reflections to set goals, make judgments, and refine their thinking.
British Columbia Ministry of Education, Core Competencies, 2019Profile 1
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I can get ideas when I play.
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I can get ideas when I use my senses to explore.
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I can have fun when I use my ideas to play.
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I can make my ideas work or I change what I am doing
Profile 2
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I can have fun with my ideas.
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I can get new ideas to create new things and/or solve a problem.
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I can use my imagination to get new ideas of my own, or build on other’s ideas, or combine other people’s ideas in new ways.
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I can make my ideas work when there is a constraint of a form, problem or materials.
Profile 3
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I can generate new ideas as I pursue my interests.
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I can deliberately learn a lot about something by doing research, talking to others, or practicing, so that I can generate new ideas about it.
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I can build the skills I need to make my ideas work, and I usually succeed, even if it takes a few tries.
Profile 4
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I can get ideas that are new to my peers.
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I can use my creative ideas to express myself.
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I can use strategies deliberately for quieting my mind so that I can be creative.
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I can use my experiences with various steps and attempts to direct my future work.
Profile 5
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I can accept ambiguity, setbacks, and failure, and I use them to advance the development of my ideas.
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I can get new ideas that are innovative, may not have been seen before, and have an impact on my peers or in my community.
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I can have interests and passions that I pursue over time.
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I can look for new perspectives, new problems, or new approaches.
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I am willing to take significant risks in my thinking in order to generate lots of ideas.
Profile 6
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I can get ideas that are ground-breaking or disruptive and can develop them to form a body of work over time that has an impact in my community or beyond.
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I can challenge assumptions as a matter of course and have deliberate strategies for getting new ideas intuitively.
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I can have strong commitment to a personal aesthetic and values, and the inner motivation to persevere over years if necessary, to develop my ideas.
