Sun Rachel C F, Hui Eadaoin K P
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:210953. doi: 10.1100/2012/210953. Epub 2012 Apr 24.
This paper focuses on discussing critical thinking and creative thinking as the core cognitive competence. It reviews and compares several theories of thinking, highlights the features of critical thinking and creative thinking, and delineates their interrelationships. It discusses cognitive competence as a positive youth development construct by linking its relationships with adolescent development and its contributions to adolescents' learning and wellbeing. Critical thinking and creative thinking are translated into self-regulated cognitive skills for adolescents to master and capitalize on, so as to facilitate knowledge construction, task completion, problem solving, and decision making. Ways of fostering these thinking skills, cognitive competence, and ultimately positive youth development are discussed.
本文着重探讨批判性思维和创造性思维作为核心认知能力的相关内容。它回顾并比较了几种思维理论，突出了批判性思维和创造性思维的特点，并阐述了它们之间的相互关系。通过将认知能力与青少年发展的关系及其对青少年学习和幸福的贡献联系起来，本文将其作为积极的青少年发展建构进行讨论。批判性思维和创造性思维被转化为青少年要掌握和利用的自我调节认知技能，以促进知识构建、任务完成、问题解决和决策制定。文中还讨论了培养这些思维技能、认知能力以及最终实现积极的青少年发展的方法。
