The Four Main Thinking Processes

I’ve always found it helpful to remember the four main levels of thinking:

1. Analysis: Taking an alarm clock apart to find out what makes it tick. Involves description and classification.
2. Synthesis: Putting parts of three clocks together to make one functioning alarm piece. That is, you put parts of the old together to form something new.
3. Application: Using information to do something.
4. Evaluation: Using information to decide whether something is of value.