Techniques for Writing Multiple-Choice Items that Demand Critical Thinking · Premise - Consequence Analogy Case Study Incomplete Scenario Problem/Solution Evaluation Premise - Consequence Students must identify the correct outcome of a given circumstance. Example: If nominal gross national product (GNP) increases at a rate of 10% per year and the GNP deflator increases at 8% per year‚ then real GNP: a) Remains constant. b) Rises by 10%. c) Falls by 8%. d) Rises by 2%. Note:
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PROPOSED CREATIVE BRIEF: MAYBELLINE MAYBE SHE’S BORN WITH IT. MAYBE IT’S MAYBELLINE. The Product: 3 in 1 Express Makeup Stick 1. Who is the target audience: The target is young professional women (25-40)‚ all ethnicities and backgrounds. Women in this target market often lead hectic lives‚ juggling many different responsibilities and tasks on a daily basis. They maintain professional careers‚ are active in the community and may/may not have a family. As everyday makeup users‚ they are more
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FOREST IS A VULNERABLE NATURAL RESOURCE SAVE OUR FOREST The poster is expressing concern about one of the most important resource: forest. It is one of the most vulnerable resources on our planet. The poster shows how humans are destroying this natural resource through cutting down trees and burning forests. This in turn is affecting the wildlife. The habitats of the wildlife are destroyed due to which some species become endangered and others die because they are not able to adapt to the new
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Humans are more likely to be able to save the koalas. Koalas would be able to get saved more easily than the frogs because‚ they are not in such bad conditions as the frogs. Frogs need a lot more support from us. For example‚ the frogs are dying due to chemicals that farmers use like weed killers. They need less pollution. Koalas are not only easier to be saved but there is less to be done and they have many support. Koalas are endangered but humans can help with that. We can help by asking farmers
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matter of fact forest is our life‚ but what are we doing? We are destroying the forest means we are destroying our life and future. Today whatever problems we see they all are by deforestation. If we are intellectual being‚ we must save the plants and forests‚ they will save us. SAVING THE WILD LIFE- Our Earth is primarily belongs to all other living things because human species came on earth very late‚ just 5 million years. But we overpowered them and killed for our use. Now thousands of species
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Save Forests and Wildlife As man learnt about nature he started to interfere with the laws of nature. He cut off the forests for agriculture and tamed wild animals for his food and clothing. Man was able to conquer nature‚ yet he can ’t control it. A balance exists between all living and non-living things in nature. Ecological disasters are bound to happen if there is any disturbance in the natural equilibrium. Increased industrialization and human requirements have led to the destruction of our
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CRITICAL THINKING “Learning without thought is labour lost.” – Confucius Richard Paul (a prominent advocate of CRITICAL THINKING) says‚ “Alternative solutions are often not given‚ they must be generated or thought-up. Critical thinkers must be creative thinkers as well generating possible solutions in order to find the best one. Very often a problem persists‚ not because we can’t tell which available solution is best‚ but because the best solution has not yet been made available – no one has thought
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Victor Horn Professor Pickford English 101 5 November 2009 Free Will Really Free? In Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking‚ Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates the intriguing effects of priming by citing and analyzing its effects on individuals in priming experiments. One of those experiments involved two groups of undergraduate students. One group was primed with a set of words that described a disrespectful person‚ and the other group was primed with a set of polite or respectful words
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CRITICAL THINKING CASES 2.1 The Lawrences’ Version of Financial Planning Rob and Lisa Lawrence are a married couple in their mid-20s. Rob has a good start as an electrical engineer and Lisa works as a sales representative. Since their marriage four years ago‚ Rob and Lisa have been living comfortably. Their income has exceeded their expenses‚ and they have accumulated an enviable net worth. This includes $10‚000 that they have built up in savings and investments. Because their income has always
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Negative Thinking vs. Positive Thinking “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought‚ pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought‚ happiness follows him‚ like a shadow that never leaves him.” –Buddha. Owning my own business has led me to read many books over many different topics‚ including books geared toward motivating the reader to succeed and teaching the reader how to motivate others. According to almost every motivational
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