Analytical Skills

Topic: Analytical skill

One of the most required 21st century skills, Decision making skill. It is very necessarily required for leaders, policy makers and stake holders of any kind. 

This decision making skill is important, because choices are placed in front of us, varied solutions are available for a single problem. Still we have to choose right choice on right time. If it is failed, total system is failed.

Analytical skill is source of developing decision making skill. Now, What is analytical skill? Is it required at school level, if so, How?   How to use it? And finally how to develop it?

All of us are using this skill in our day today situations. But we are not aware of it as how did we use.

We must aware, Research is an analytical skill, Communication is an analytical skill, Creating new things or ways - An analytical skill, Organising is an analytical skill, Developing is an analytical skill, Critical thinking is an analytical skill, Having data and analysing it also an analytical skill.

These are some types of Analytical skills.

Remember: Wrong decision on right time or Right decision on wrong time is source of all kind of pollution. Therefore polluted minded persons are out of this skill. As an example drink and drive drivers cannot take right decision.

• Some examples of good analytical skills:

Here are a few examples of analytical skills and their applications in the work environment.

1. Programming: Code programs to find expected output.

2. Reporting: Writing the report for an event with effectiveness

3. Process: Creating a workflow or a procedure to carry out a process.

4. Collecting: Information collection and extract required data from it to solve that problem.

5. Problem handling: In the field of education - Handling classes, Managing teachers, Understanding parents, Cooperating with school management......

• How do you identify an analytically strong person?

1. Raise questions:

An analytical person always starts with interrogations before brainstorming the answers. This goes with the famous saying, “it’s better to judge a man with his questions than his answers.”

2. Are liable to context:

On that note, analytic decision-makers can consider the proof in the surroundings at hand. They can assess and separate critical facts.

3. Do not rely on evidence alone

Facts and pieces of evidence may take you to accurate solutions. But these alone do not gain people’s trust. So analytically strong people incorporate their communication and collaborative skills to make a strong picture of their ideas.

4. Enjoy challenges

Analytical people enjoy constructive debates and challenges. They believe that true innovation lies between inside-out and outside approach.

5. No concept of failure

Great leaders and overnight success share one common attribute. They never stopped trying, regardless of the number of times they failed. According to them, there is always learning from good and bad results. The meaning of success according to them is “Rethinking.”

6. You evolve as a person every single day.

Analytical thinkers wake up every day, excited to have every other probability to sharpen their wondering ability. They cause aside from the shackles of their ego and wear an outfit of modesty because they are aware of they still have a lot to learn.

7. You are fascinated by how matters work.

Analyzers have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Their pals may accuse them of being bookworms, information junkies, or academic addicts; but they’re ok with that because they wouldn’t exchange their childlike curiosity for whatever in the world.

• How to develop/improve analytical skill...

Proven ways to improve analytical skills

Like any other skill, analytical skills are inborn. But not innate to everybody. To gain skills, you must have a strong sense of drive, interest, and perseverance. 

Forming analytical skills requires consistency and application. So here are some simple but helpful ways to improve analytical skills.

1. Always ask questions

Asking questions will help you develop your retention, memory, and problem-solving skills related to a subject.

2. Think before you decide

Before making decisions, make sure you rationalize your views. 

Analyze the pros and cons of the decision. 

Asking for an expert opinion and carrying out researches will bring you clarity. 

Learning from day-to-day experiences and applying them to problems will improve analytical skills.

3. Brain games to improve analytical skills

Starting with simple brain games like chess, Sudoku, Crosswords will help to think better. So games can add fun and improve analytical skills. 

4. Reading Books

Books are the powerhouses of knowledge. Reading books can also improve analytical skills by keeping your mind active. 

Active reading involves reading aloud, raising questions on the related subject, and highlighting useful information. 

Reading with engagement and concentration will help you improve analytical skills.

5. Learn to observe

Find your interests. Observing people around will help you understand their situations, and therefore you become a better analyzer.

6. Solving math problems

Working out math problems is the most common way to improve analytical skills. Problems based on algebra, long division, and calculus help you develop reasoning skills and therefore improve analytical skills too. 

These problems are structured in a way that we are given information, and we ought to use that information or formula to solve those problems.

7. Subscribe to useful knowledge bases

The more you gain knowledge, the more you get to know the world. There are many media to gain knowledge. 

Magazines and newspapers are packed with world news. Free educational classes, lectures, conferences, and academic talks help you to improve analytical skills.

8. Make connections

Everything around us is connected, and it’s necessary to understand the connection between plants, animals, food sources. This makes up our food chain. Discovering connections help to develop and improve analytical skills.

9. Be open to new responsibilities

Applying your analytical skills by taking new responsibilities in your academic, professional, and personal life will improve your analytical skills further. In your professional life, applying for more challenging positions will help you sharpen the skills you gained.

10. Be a leader

Helping others to gain kills will increase your confidence. Being a mentor gives you a chance to share your experiences and gives exposure to new and better strategies. 

Working with a team improves analytical skills, communication, and collaborative skills.

11. Physical activities

Exercising can be a useful aid in the development of your analytical questioning skills. 

12. Journaling

Journalism helps you reflect on your day–it forces you to analyze your movements and research from any triumphs or mistakes.

தமிழில் ।। Hindi

How to develop analytical skills...

• Ms. Leena Rai Kalra

[Leader. UN Volunteers Team - India]

Analysis, Self testing of decisions, 

To find the right internally, To be just 

To introspect....These are what we call analytical skill and not which is learnt or taught but needs practice.

Self awakening and self consciousness are the major requirements to let the analysis result into the result.

At any level of life this skill is such important to reach to our planned destination or even when we are on any road of efforts.

In schools too, this plays a major role, be with students, teachers or management level where, everyone of them needs to have right decision at right time. 

Various activities and probing questions motivate students to explore.

Work situations in the school create an atmosphere for teachers to think rethink and decide and similarly, management people too need to organise and administer at every point for smooth functioning after analysing.

பகுப்பாய்வு திறன்களை எவ்வாறு வளர்ப்பது ...

 • செல்வி லீனா ராய் கல்ரா

 [தலைவர்.  ஐநா தொண்டர்கள் குழு - இந்தியா]

பகுப்பாய்வு, முடிவுகளின் சுய பரிசோதனை, உள்மனதில் சரியானதைக் கண்டறிய, நேர்மையாக சுயபரிசோதனை செய்வது....இவற்றையே நாம் பகுப்பாய்வுத் திறன் என்கிறோம், கற்றது அல்லது கற்பித்தது அல்ல, ஆனால் பயிற்சி தேவை.

சுய விழிப்பு மற்றும் சுய உணர்வு ஆகியவை பகுப்பாய்வின் முடிவை அனுமதிக்க முக்கிய தேவைகள்.

வாழ்க்கையின் எந்த மட்டத்திலும் இந்த திறன் நமது திட்டமிட்ட இலக்கை அடைய அல்லது நாம் எந்த முயற்சியின் பாதையில் இருந்தாலும் கூட மிகவும் முக்கியமானது.

பள்ளிகளிலும், இது ஒரு முக்கிய பங்கை வகிக்கிறது, மாணவர்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள் அல்லது நிர்வாக மட்டத்தில், அவர்கள் அனைவரும் சரியான நேரத்தில் சரியான முடிவை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.

பல்வேறு செயல்பாடுகள் மற்றும் ஆய்வுக் கேள்விகள் மாணவர்களை ஆராயத் தூண்டுகின்றன.

பள்ளியின் பணிச்சூழல்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு மறுபரிசீலனை செய்து முடிவெடுக்கும் சூழலை உருவாக்குகின்றன. அதேபோன்று, நிர்வாகத்தினரும் ஒவ்வொரு கட்டத்திலும் பகுத்தாய்ந்து சீரான செயல்பாட்டிற்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்து நிர்வாகம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

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 एनालिटिकल स्किल कैसे डेवलप करें?...

  • सुश्री लीना रॉय कालरा

  [अध्यक्ष।  संयुक्त राष्ट्र स्वयंसेवक - भारत]

विश्लेषण, निष्कर्षों की आत्म-परीक्षा, आंतरिक शुद्धता को खोजने के लिए ईमानदार आत्म-निरीक्षण ... ये वे हैं जिन्हें हम विश्लेषणात्मक कौशल कहते हैं, सीखा या सिखाया नहीं जाता है, लेकिन अभ्यास की आवश्यकता होती है।

विश्लेषण के निष्कर्ष की अनुमति देने के लिए आत्म-जागरूकता और आत्म-जागरूकता प्रमुख आवश्यकताएं हैं।

जीवन के किसी भी चरण में यह कौशल हमारे इच्छित लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है या हम जिस भी रास्ते पर हैं।

स्कूलों में भी यह एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाता है, चाहे वह छात्र हो, शिक्षक हो या प्रशासनिक स्तर, इन सभी को सही समय पर सही निर्णय लेना होता है।

विभिन्न प्रकार की गतिविधियाँ और शोध प्रश्न छात्रों को अन्वेषण करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करते हैं।

स्कूल का कार्य वातावरण शिक्षकों को प्रतिबिंबित करने और निर्णय लेने के लिए एक वातावरण बनाता है।  इसी तरह, सुचारू संचालन सुनिश्चित करने के लिए प्रबंधन को हर स्तर पर विश्लेषण और प्रबंधन करना चाहिए।

தமிழில் ।। Malayalam

How to develop analytical skill in students...

• Mr. T. Rajesh, UN Educationist

Analytical skill is a requisite at school level itself. Infact is it not a fact that those students who possess good analytical skills are finding subjects such as physics, maths etc. easier to study. 

Also only if this skill is developed right from schooling will that person be possessing a pretty good analytical skill by the time he/she embarks on a career.

As this is a skill and not a trait, it's a fact that anyone can develop this skill by proper professional training methodologies. (eg) regularly giving the child exercises/games which require proper analysis, will assist the child in developing this skill. 

Games such as chess, puzzles (both paper based or material based), sudoku etc are excellent methods to develop analytical skills.

மாணவர்களிடம் பகுப்பாய்வு திறனை வளர்ப்பது எப்படி...

 • திரு. டி. ராஜேஷ், ஐநா கல்வியாளர்

பள்ளி மட்டத்திலேயே பகுப்பாய்வு திறன் அவசியம்.  உண்மையில், நல்ல பகுப்பாய்வு திறன் கொண்ட மாணவர்கள் இயற்பியல், கணிதம் போன்ற பாடங்களை எளிதாகப் படிக்கிறார்கள் என்பது உண்மையல்ல.

பள்ளிப் படிப்பிலிருந்தே இந்தத் திறமையை வளர்த்துக் கொண்டால் மட்டுமே, அந்த நபர் ஒரு தொழிலைத் தொடங்கும் நேரத்தில் நல்ல பகுப்பாய்வுத் திறனைப் பெற்றிருப்பார்.

இது ஒரு திறமை மற்றும் ஒரு பண்பு அல்ல என்பதால், சரியான தொழில்முறை பயிற்சி முறைகளால் எவரும் இந்த திறனை வளர்த்துக் கொள்ள முடியும் என்பது உண்மை.  (எ.கா.) முறையான பகுப்பாய்வு தேவைப்படும் பயிற்சிகள்/விளையாட்டுகளை குழந்தைக்கு தொடர்ந்து வழங்குவது, இந்த திறனை வளர்ப்பதில் குழந்தைக்கு உதவும்.

சதுரங்கம், புதிர்கள் (காகித அடிப்படையிலான அல்லது பொருள் சார்ந்தவை), சுடோகு போன்ற விளையாட்டுகள் பகுப்பாய்வு திறன்களை வளர்ப்பதற்கான சிறந்த முறைகள்.

വിദ്യാർത്ഥികളിൽ വിശകലന കഴിവ് എങ്ങനെ വളർത്തിയെടുക്കാം...

 • ശ്രീ. ടി. രാജേഷ്, യുഎൻ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ വിചക്ഷണൻ

വിശകലന വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം സ്കൂൾ തലത്തിൽ തന്നെ ആവശ്യമാണ്.  നല്ല വിശകലന വൈദഗ്ധ്യമുള്ള വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾക്ക് ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം, ഗണിതം തുടങ്ങിയ വിഷയങ്ങൾ പഠിക്കാൻ എളുപ്പമാണെന്നത് വസ്തുതയല്ല.

സ്‌കൂൾ വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം മുതൽ തന്നെ ഈ വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം വികസിപ്പിച്ചെടുത്താൽ മാത്രമേ ആ വ്യക്തിക്ക് ഒരു കരിയർ ആരംഭിക്കുമ്പോഴേക്കും നല്ല വിശകലന വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുകയുള്ളൂ.

ഇതൊരു വൈദഗ്ധ്യമാണ്, ഒരു സ്വഭാവമല്ല, ശരിയായ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ പരിശീലന രീതികളിലൂടെ ആർക്കും ഈ വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം വികസിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിയും എന്നത് ഒരു വസ്തുതയാണ്.  (ഉദാ) കൃത്യമായ വിശകലനം ആവശ്യമുള്ള വ്യായാമങ്ങൾ/ഗെയിമുകൾ കുട്ടിക്ക് പതിവായി നൽകുന്നത് ഈ വൈദഗ്ദ്ധ്യം വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന് കുട്ടിയെ സഹായിക്കും.

ചെസ്സ്, പസിലുകൾ (പേപ്പർ അധിഷ്ഠിതമോ മെറ്റീരിയലോ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ളവ), സുഡോകു തുടങ്ങിയ ഗെയിമുകൾ വിശകലന കഴിവുകൾ വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള മികച്ച രീതികളാണ്.

E D U Talk

How to develop Analytical Skill in students.

Dr▪️ Sekar Seenivasan

UN Educationist 

(From his experience)

I started my teaching in the year 1976 to pre university physics students and became PGT physics in 1978 when +2 was introduced in Tamil Nadu. 

My headmaster was a gentleman who could personally interact with  fresh teachers and guide them to excell in teaching. He will observe the classes systematically and try to figure out helping solutions. 

In those days in town like Tiruchirappalli there were no coaching centres for going to IITS OR BITS PILANI IISC etc.

Parents used to depend on teachers in the school  through headmaster for the enhanced Learning for their children. 

So our headmaster used to encourage us to find different methodology for improving reasoning  and objective skills to crack well in such professional competitive examinations. 

Maths and physics were the two subjects which required more attention. 

My headmaster formed a team of four members myself for physics, chemistry teacher, maths teacher and himself as team leader.

We had not less than 10 rounds of discussion in fixing the problem.  We could find three major extensions needed for corrective action. 

1 To bridge between state board and NCERT syllabus 

2 To make students improve conceptual learning rather than board examinations coaching only

3 To improve problem solving skills analytical approach. 

Our headmaster allowed us to formulate null hypothesis to experiment since with 10 years of experience or so all the three of us were completing portions earlier and always produced the best board results .  

Our headmaster took us all to a lectures by Swami Chinmayananda who was delivering Bagavad Gita lectures at that time. (on His name only many chinmaya mission schools are running).

He used to have a board and skillfully explain not just the verses but how it fit into day-to-day activities of human. 

In the first two chapters he was elaborating on the doubts and conflicts of Arjuna during mahabharat war.

He started raising many questions with confused state of mind.

Lord Krishna encouraged him to ask more and more questions and there by effectively churning the mind answers started explicit with clarity enhancing self confidence also. I am not narrating the whole discourse. 

After a week  in our regular weekly meeting our headmaster asked us could we get any hooks and pathways to team.

We answered, yes, unanimously since we had placed ourselves in the position of Arjuna and were struggling to find feasible solutions to our problems. 

We took the verse of Lord krishna who defined the nature of an ideal student. 

" tat vidhi prathipathena, pariprachnena sevaya 

Upatheshyanthi te gnanam gnaninah tatva darshinaha"

(Meaning and our actions I will)

The above verse(BG3.4) describes the basis for students as follows:

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Acquire that through postration, inquiry  and service.  The wise who are knowers of thr Truth will  instruct you in wisdom. 

}

From the above we learnt INQUIRY that is questioning helps us to learn  better. It became our null hypothesis. 

Then we started forming modules in an organised manner as given under:

1. We identified and restructured paragraphs concept wise fro each lesson in all the three subjects.

2. We then identified from which standard the said concepts were introduced to students. 

3. We the teachers started gathering books of different boards including the reference books followed in CBSE schools. 

4. Formed extensive questions separately in notebooks WHAT WHEN WHICH WHERE HOW AND WHY TYPES independently. 

5.  We typed the paragraphs in separate work sheets. 

After informing headmaster for about 20 working days in the month of  August when  schools were celebrating lots of functions, we isolated 11th standard students and administered in the following way.......

After assembling all students of six sections of same students we gave two two sheets to each students all three subjects and asked them to formulate a minimum of 50 questions for each paragraph. 

They were allowed to form and write the questions in sub topics like:

1. When that was known to them

2. What conception and 

What misconception available 

3. What are the extensions carried over in each standard.

4. Probable problem based sentences.

5. Expression based sentences 

6. Scope for extension 

7. Application oriented questions 

8. Graphical or diagramatic questions 

9. Demonstration or model making questions 

10. Uses and complimentary questions. 

After one hour we asked them to read individually and asked them to collect common questions. 

We used the help of fellow teachers in organizing the proceedings. 

We also presented our questions and questions from various  resources on the given paragraph. On seeing the work involved our beloved headmaster said such exhausting exercise could be carried out for two units per term and asked us to compile. He further said for three consecutive years this can be worked out and the entire syllabus could  be covered. 

We conducted surprise tests with objective questions from various competitive examinations in the completed portions and the response was marvelous. 

Students started following this methodology themselves and this became a popular one in our circles.

Parents started informing headmaster about the sudden change in the students and their discussion regarding academic ways. More subscription of reference books both from school library as well as central library of BHEL was significantly reffered to  by Parents.

The following year we had good number of students selected for BITS PILANI and IITs. 

Our school students were admired at the colleges by their proffessors for innovative ideas. 

Almost all teachers started working on this methodology also for helping average students to become above average.

Thus I am sure the question preparing skills will definitely boost the capacity of analytical ways smart learning.  

Thanks reading patiently.  I sincerely expect comments and criticism since I continue to teach students still.