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BSBCRT301 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency BSBCRT301 - Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes skills and knowledge required to develop the habit of thinking in a more creative way through looking at things differently, musing, testing, experimenting and challenging existing thought patterns.It applies to individuals who need to develop and extend their critical and creative thinking skills to different issues and situations and have a range of problem solving, evaluation and analysis skills.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Develop a questioning mindset
  • Develop the habit of asking questions from different perspectives
  • Take responsibility for exploring a variety of information sources to provide relevant answers to own questions
  • Sort through information and ideas to identify the central questions, issues and challenges
  • Challenge preconceptions and assumptions to determine actual constraints in defining a problem for resolution
       
Element: Generate ideas and responses
  • Explore and use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and responses
  • Muse on, play around with and have fun with ideas in relation to a perceived objective
  • Identify and challenge blockers to creative thinking
  • Consider and explore realities beyond the current situation
  • Evaluate, and where appropriate, challenge existing boundaries to determine perceived or actual constraints
  • Show willingness to take risks with ideas and thought processes
  • Look around in familiar and unfamiliar places for new inspiration and habitually record observations, experiences, ideas and reflective thoughts to broaden personal knowledge base
  • Acknowledge and accept the opportunity for revelation when least expected
  • Identify connections and associations from things that seem unconnected
       
Element: Challenge, test and re invent ideas
  • Identify, interrogate and challenge the assumptions behind ideas
  • Experiment with variations, and explore and challenge a range of different solutions and ideas
  • Consciously change perspectives, and evaluate ideas and situations in new ways
  • Where appropriate, involve others in ideas and how they might change or be improved
       
Element: Enhance creative thinking skills
  • Consciously challenge and question own thought patterns and ways of responding to work and life situations
  • Identify and take opportunities to selfassess and to learn about new ideas and different ways of thinking
  • Take opportunities to practise and experiment with creative thinking techniques across work and life situations
  • Proactively talk to others about ways that new ideas and patterns of thinking can be encouraged and developed
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Develop a questioning mindset

1.1 Develop the habit of asking questions from different perspectives

1.2 Take responsibility for exploring a variety of information sources to provide relevant answers to own questions

1.3 Sort through information and ideas to identify the central questions, issues and challenges

1.4 Challenge preconceptions and assumptions to determine actual constraints in defining a problem for resolution

2 Generate ideas and responses

2.1 Explore and use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and responses

2.2 Muse on, play around with and have fun with ideas in relation to a perceived objective

2.3 Identify and challenge blockers to creative thinking

2.4 Consider and explore realities beyond the current situation

2.5 Evaluate, and where appropriate, challenge existing boundaries to determine perceived or actual constraints

2.6 Show willingness to take risks with ideas and thought processes

2.7 Look around in familiar and unfamiliar places for new inspiration and habitually record observations, experiences, ideas and reflective thoughts to broaden personal knowledge base

2.8 Acknowledge and accept the opportunity for revelation when least expected

2.9 Identify connections and associations from things that seem unconnected

3 Challenge, test and re invent ideas

3.1 Identify, interrogate and challenge the assumptions behind ideas

3.2 Experiment with variations, and explore and challenge a range of different solutions and ideas

3.3 Consciously change perspectives, and evaluate ideas and situations in new ways

3.4 Where appropriate, involve others in ideas and how they might change or be improved

4 Enhance creative thinking skills

4.1 Consciously challenge and question own thought patterns and ways of responding to work and life situations

4.2 Identify and take opportunities to selfassess and to learn about new ideas and different ways of thinking

4.3 Take opportunities to practise and experiment with creative thinking techniques across work and life situations

4.4 Proactively talk to others about ways that new ideas and patterns of thinking can be encouraged and developed

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Develop a questioning mindset

1.1 Develop the habit of asking questions from different perspectives

1.2 Take responsibility for exploring a variety of information sources to provide relevant answers to own questions

1.3 Sort through information and ideas to identify the central questions, issues and challenges

1.4 Challenge preconceptions and assumptions to determine actual constraints in defining a problem for resolution

2 Generate ideas and responses

2.1 Explore and use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and responses

2.2 Muse on, play around with and have fun with ideas in relation to a perceived objective

2.3 Identify and challenge blockers to creative thinking

2.4 Consider and explore realities beyond the current situation

2.5 Evaluate, and where appropriate, challenge existing boundaries to determine perceived or actual constraints

2.6 Show willingness to take risks with ideas and thought processes

2.7 Look around in familiar and unfamiliar places for new inspiration and habitually record observations, experiences, ideas and reflective thoughts to broaden personal knowledge base

2.8 Acknowledge and accept the opportunity for revelation when least expected

2.9 Identify connections and associations from things that seem unconnected

3 Challenge, test and re invent ideas

3.1 Identify, interrogate and challenge the assumptions behind ideas

3.2 Experiment with variations, and explore and challenge a range of different solutions and ideas

3.3 Consciously change perspectives, and evaluate ideas and situations in new ways

3.4 Where appropriate, involve others in ideas and how they might change or be improved

4 Enhance creative thinking skills

4.1 Consciously challenge and question own thought patterns and ways of responding to work and life situations

4.2 Identify and take opportunities to selfassess and to learn about new ideas and different ways of thinking

4.3 Take opportunities to practise and experiment with creative thinking techniques across work and life situations

4.4 Proactively talk to others about ways that new ideas and patterns of thinking can be encouraged and developed

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Develop the habit of asking questions from different perspectives 
Take responsibility for exploring a variety of information sources to provide relevant answers to own questions 
Sort through information and ideas to identify the central questions, issues and challenges 
Challenge preconceptions and assumptions to determine actual constraints in defining a problem for resolution 
Explore and use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and responses 
Muse on, play around with and have fun with ideas in relation to a perceived objective 
Identify and challenge blockers to creative thinking 
Consider and explore realities beyond the current situation 
Evaluate, and where appropriate, challenge existing boundaries to determine perceived or actual constraints 
Show willingness to take risks with ideas and thought processes 
Look around in familiar and unfamiliar places for new inspiration and habitually record observations, experiences, ideas and reflective thoughts to broaden personal knowledge base 
Acknowledge and accept the opportunity for revelation when least expected 
Identify connections and associations from things that seem unconnected 
Identify, interrogate and challenge the assumptions behind ideas 
Experiment with variations, and explore and challenge a range of different solutions and ideas 
Consciously change perspectives, and evaluate ideas and situations in new ways 
Where appropriate, involve others in ideas and how they might change or be improved 
Consciously challenge and question own thought patterns and ways of responding to work and life situations 
Identify and take opportunities to selfassess and to learn about new ideas and different ways of thinking 
Take opportunities to practise and experiment with creative thinking techniques across work and life situations 
Proactively talk to others about ways that new ideas and patterns of thinking can be encouraged and developed 

Forms

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