Communications and Learning       
Skill Levels Learning skills definition Communications skills Creative thinking
Expert

Proficient

Competent

Advanced  Beginner

Novice
                                                                                                                                           -Search                                                                                                                                                                                                                               -See and Observe                                                                                                                                                                                                                   -Interpret                                                                                                                                                                                                             -Analyze and Evaluate Data                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -Reading                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -Writing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -Listening                                                                                                                                                                                                       -Speaking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -Using Media                                                                                                                                                                                  
· understand and employ a variety of thinking    strategies including intuition
· be able to take risks breaking new ground
· be able to draw on inner resources to advance original idea
· be able to recognize connections between seemingly unrelated idea
· be able to challenge assumptions and conclusion
· be able to propose alternative hypotheses
· be able to apply both facts and theory to determine a course of action


                                                                   
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