John F. Kennedy University College of Undergraduate Studies (ENG 1010B CRITICAL THINKING‚ READING & WRITING) Summer 2013 College Mission:Our Mission is to provide high quality innovative learning opportunities that integrate theory‚ practice‚ and life experience in a synergistic collegiate environment. Program Mission:We transform your life so that you can transform the lives of others. Instructor: Erik Wennermark Email: ewennermark@ancmoodle.com Office Hours: M-R 1:30 – 4:00
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Critical Thinking and Its Importance in Education Kadoko Chanda 1. Introduction Technology‚ travel and business have brought countries together‚ so does our thinking evolve. No more thinking within our boundaries‚ we need critical thinking to evaluate our own decisions in everything we do. For example‚ how do you teach students without discriminating their beliefs or religion? How do we start a business in a country with different laws from ours and still incorporate our business values
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QUESTIONNAIRE – CTI We have taken this tool Constructive thinking inventory (CTI) from the book “Constructive Thinking The key to emotional intelligence by Seymour Epstein“ As mentioned by the book author Epstein‚ this tool (CTI) is a reliable and valid measure of the constructive and deconstructive thinking in which people normally engage in. In addition the author Epstein claims that “this tool has been administered to large samples of people and constructed according to recognized psychological
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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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Term Paper EDUS 301: Critical Thinking By Ashita Bhatt According to Webster ’s New World Dictionary‚ literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. Every man should be a literate citizen of the world. The importance of literacy is obvious. One sees words everywhere – on signs‚ in training manuals‚ on buses‚ in books. Adults who cannot read risk becoming isolated from the society. Illiteracy affects their ability to find jobs‚ and ultimately‚ their very survival. That is why it is so
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Personal Barriers to Critical Thinking 1 Personal Barriers to Critical Thinking Personal Barriers to Critical Thinking 2 Personal Barriers to Critical Thinking I register for this Critical Thinking Class to complete one of my requirements in General Education. Since I already knew how to think; I assume
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In the book “Asking the Right Questions‚ A Guide to Critical Thinking” M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Kelley discuss the ten steps to critical thinking. In the following pages I will apply these steps to a memo that was sent to Mr. Robert Shaw of Triad Insurance Company of Indianapolis and discuss them in detail. The memo was from Ms. Denise Khali‚ Vice President of Human Resources. D. Khali‚ personal communication‚ October 04‚ 2010. Step 1: What are the issues and conclusions? The major
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50% Creative‚ 50% Thinking. For what purpose are you communicating? For a particular purpose. You have to be clear that you are making a recommendation. Develop your point of view. Should be as refreshing and insightful as possible. If you want them to act according to what you have in mind. You can believe in anything you want. Based on your assumptions‚ you can have a certain sort of beliefs. There will be higher expectations placed upon you as we advance in creativity. Is there
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Surya Mrs. Henson APLAC 1 September 9 2014 Three levels of thinking Are there really three different levels of thinking? One could argue that there are five levels or another could argue that there is only one. In William Golding’s narrative‚ "Thinking as a hobby"‚ Golding illustrates his three levels of thinking and justifies why grade one thinkers are superior when compared to grade 2 and 3 thinking. In "Thinking as a Hobby" written by William Golding‚ Golding presents to the reader
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Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach‚ using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic. The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono in the book New Think: The Use of Lateral Thinking published in 1967. Lateral thinking‚ is the ability to think creatively‚ or "outside the box" as it is sometimes referred to in business‚ to use your inspiration and imagination
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