This exploratory study
concluded that the level of basic thinking skills among the sample’s
members is low. These findings were the basis of the study in hands,
and encouraged the researcher to investigate them, since basic thinking
skills are es
sentials traits for the students in order for them to develop
critical and creative thinking skills as well as higher thinking skills, which
affects positively their academic achievements.
This research aims to identify thinking concept and its skills, to
know the evolution of this thinking from birth to thirteen years
old, and the role of teacher in teaching the children thinking
skills , and to present success elements of educatio
n process and
descriptive analytical method for this , which dependson study
included 45 items distributed on three axes,equally in order to
find out the role of teachers in the development of thinking skills
of the first episode students and study given to 122 teachers
selected from schools in Damascus area randomly selected
depending on their experience, and qualifications.