DEVELOPMENT OF THINKING SKILLS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

The aim of this study is to demonstrate an overall picture of thinking, deve-lopment of thinking and basic thinking skills in early childhood. The develop-ment of thinking skills in early childhood begin with cognitive development. Teachers can apply many techniques to improve the thinking skills of children in early childhood education. These are the activities that improving deep thinking and planning skills. Thinking skills include critical thinking, creative thinking, reflective thinking, divergent thinking and convergent thinking, analogies, late-ral thinking, problem solving, decision making and conceptualization. Creative thinking, problem solving and critical thinking skills are the most commonly used areas needed to support with thinking training by teachers in early chil-dhood.