2009/2010 INSTITUTIONAL BASED PROGRAMME (APRIL SESSION) EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS‚ BACHELOR OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF COMMERCE UCU 103: CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING DATE: Friday 3rd September 2010 TIME: 11.00a.m – 1.00p.m INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE Questions. 1. “Education without criticality and creativity undermines individual transformation” Discuss. 2. What factors should one consider in order to avoid mistakes
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Critical Thinking Scenario Shanya Howard ETH/316 January 14‚ 2015 Susie Holliday Critical Thinking Scenario Critical thinking is a learned thinking process. Like riding a bicycle‚ it takes time and effort to learn but once one gets it down‚ critical thinking can become as natural as breathing. When one applies critical thinking to ethics‚ the use of these three questions will help in almost any scenario. What are the moral responsibilities that are tied to the issue? Are there conflicts in one’s
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1. Give an example of a recent purchase of an expensive article (hand-phone‚ camera or notebook computer). Explain your decision-making process‚ and what source of information did you use in making the decision to buy the article? Introduction: Before we made a purchase decision‚ there are eight steps of decision making process‚ they are Problem Recognition‚ Set-up Standard‚ Allocate Weights to Criteria‚ Information Search‚ Evaluation of Alternatives (Calculation)‚ Select the Best Alternative
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Reflective Paper over Critical Thinking One of the most difficult class activities for me is studying for my history tests. There is just so much information to remember on each person‚ place‚ and event. Also‚ I usually find all my reading assignments even difficult because reading has never been a strong point for me. One of the ways I approach these difficult activities and/or assignments is by making outlines and note cards. I have found that I am more of a visual learner so by doing this
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Main Critical Thinking Habits What first comes to mind when thinking about a critical thinker is the steps taken to come to a conclusion or solve a problem. Critical thinking is the process of taking in all the information given or found to come up with the best conclusion or judgment. There are many habits that make up a critical thinker. Today the most defining habits are curiosity‚ openness to new ideas‚ and the ability to be rational. The first step to making a reasonable judgment is curiosity
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Emotion Thinking Every person thinks‚ behaves and feels in different ways. It is is a natural instinct and human nature to feel. Emotions are very important in everyday life as it drives individuals to feel and understand as well as remember. Emotional thinkers base their decision making on feelings. Emotional thinkers are highly emotional and excitable and are considered to be irrational thinkers. Emotional thinking does not require any facts or data and is based purely on instinct. “Emotions
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Select one of the following questions and answer it in 200 to 300 words using the principles of critical thinking you learned in this course. How can we reduce poverty in the United States? Will receiving a college degree improve your career opportunities? Has the United States peaked as a world power? Will receiving a college degree improve your career opportunities? Once I choice this question immediately my enculturation barrier surfaced‚ because as soon as I read the question I said to myself
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Critical Thinking Application Paper Kysha Martin MGT/350 Critical Thinking Strategies In Decision Making Mr. Jerry Abendroth August 15‚ 2010 Critical Thinking Application Paper According to Elder and Paul‚ “critical thinking is the art of thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better” (Elder & Paul‚ 2008‚ p. 1). Critical thinking evaluates‚ analyzes‚ and improves thinking habits (Elder & Paul‚ 2008). Without critical thinking‚ if would be impossible to make effective
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Difference Thinking between Generations Young people usually think differently than older people. Each generation doesn’t think the same way in their values‚ their goals‚ their fears‚ or their hopes. I always have to argue with my parents when we have different thinking. It seems that older people always think negatively about young people’s ideas. They don’t want to change because they have never experienced those ideas in their young life. I sometimes feel uncomfortable and misunderstand my parents’
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There are two theories regarding to the formulation of optimism. The first one being learned optimism which was conceptualized by Martin Seligman‚ and the second is the perspective of optimism by Michael Scheier and Charles Carver. Under the learned optimism theory‚ the optimist responds to the inquiry‚ “Why did that bad thing happened to me?” In scientific terms‚ the optimist makes outer‚ variable‚ and particular attributions for fiasco-like events as opposed to internal‚ steady‚ and global attributions
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