Article Information | Authors: Matsephe M. Letseka1 Elza Venter2 Affiliations: 1Department of Educational Studies‚ University of South Africa‚ South Africa2Department of Teacher Education‚ University of South Africa‚ South Africa Correspondence to: Matsephe Letseka Postal address: PO Box 392‚ University of South Africa‚ 0003‚ South Africa Dates: Received: 05 July 2011 Accepted: 29 Sept. 2011 Published: 12 Nov. 2012 How to cite this article: Letseka‚ M.M. & Venter‚ E.‚ 2012‚ ‘How
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Learning Team Reflection -Week 4 Our learning group has been overall successful in conducting productive meetings and completing tasks in a timely manner and at the desired quality level. However‚ there are aspects that can be improved in order to make meetings run more smoothly. The success can be attributed to several factors. One of the most important factors leading to successful meetings is setting clear goals and an agenda before the actual meeting. Being that all group members
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The Definition of Critical Thinking Critical thinking is a process of mind that increases the value of thinking and the human life towards a practical life. Flawed human thinking is filled with bias‚ prejudice‚ mistakes in thinking and guidelines that should be scrutinized for accuracy and validity using vital questions. One should consider unconventional answers‚ avoid naive reasoning and recognize the influence of behavior these guidelines may have on individuals. Critical thinking is in opposition
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Running head: CRITICAL THINKING CASE STUDY Critical Thinking Case Study University of Phoenix Online Critical Thinking and Computer Logic CSS 330 May 28‚ 2006 Executive Summary Faith Community Hospital is currently at risk of legal action for not complying with state and federal healthcare provider mandates. At the same time the hospital is also suffering financial problems that will severely impact operational capability if left unchecked. The following issues are at the forefront of
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The Importance of Critical Thinking in Education By: Henderi MBA Student @ Saxion University of Applied Sciences Rainbolt and Dawyer (2012‚ p.5) define the critical thinking is “the skill of making decisions based on good reasons”. McPeck (1981) as cited in Mason (2008)‚ on the other hand‚ said that critical thinking is related to a subject‚ which needs an in-depth understanding‚ about it. Based on that‚ critical thinking should cover both definitions that include the skills and knowledge
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LEARNING TEAM d Assignment disaster preparedness Week 5 Using the scale below‚ individually rate each member of your learning team‚ including yourself (please use the Collaboration Guide on the next page for a more detailed description of each category). 4 = Excellent 3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor 0 = None |Learning Team Evaluation |Team |Time |Establishing and |Professional |Team |Collaboration
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Department of Global Business and Transportation Ethics‚ Critical Thinking‚ and Communications Introduction “If you deliver good information you’re relevant.”1 It matters little how well we know a subject if we lack an ability to think critically about it‚ and effectively communicate the results of that thinking. Ethics underpin and are essential to being able to do these two things. These three items – ethics‚ critical thinking‚ and communications – are essential if we are to resolve the
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Music has affected the lives of youth into their adulthoods from their conception. The popular genres of today’s music test their audience’s innocence and willingness to buy into the lyrics‚ which are written to explain of a daily life that has digressed into drug use‚ sexual behavior‚ violence‚ and racial slurs. “We Are Young”‚ Fun’s current number one single on the Billboard Charts‚ idolizes the essence of being young in a bright ballad. The chorus “We Are Young/ So let’s set the world on fire”
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Having taken AP Statistics and Silver Creek Leadership Academy 10 during Sophomore year at Silver Creek‚ I am well aware of the issues that biases can create when involved during scientific experiments and how they can affect a person’s views. Bias‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster‚ is "a tendency to believe that some people‚ ideas‚ etc.‚ are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly." (Merriam-Webster‚ Bias). Each and every person has a set of beliefs that they follow
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Statins for High Cholesterol Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.‚ and people with higher cholesterol are at higher risk for heart attacks. There’s good evidence that people who already have heart disease benefit from cholesterol-lowering medications‚ or statins. Among those people‚ statin treatment reduces risk of heart attack and may prolong life. Despite research that has included tens of thousands of people‚ there is no evidence that taking statins prolongs life‚ although
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