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Critical Listening
Critical listening is important through all channels within a company. Since critical listening goes hand in hand with critical thinking, this involves
analysis and judgment. The key to critical listening is not the judgment but first understanding what the other person's issues, concerns, or thoughts
they are trying to express (Tutorial on Critical Listening of Multi–Channel Audio Codec Performance, 2012). During the listening, judgement can be a
barrier, therefore, make sure the judgment is in the form of a resolution and not the person. Like informational listening critical listening is used every
day (English, 2011). Understanding the critical listening aspects of listening is the foundation of business work, but it is not everything
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Critical Thinking Reflection Essay
Critical thinking is a significant and essential topic in recent education. The strategy of critical thinking skills helps identify areas in one's courses as
the suitable place to highlight, expand and use some problems in exams that test students' critical thinking skills.
Critical thinking means accurate thinking in the search of appropriate and dependable knowledge about the world. Another way to describe it is
sensible, insightful, responsible, and skillful thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do. Critical thinking is not being able to process
information well enough to know to stop for red lights or whether you established the right change at the supermarket.
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My job now isn't bad, but it takes forever to get there, because I do have a car. I need a job that closer to home and that would give me more hours. I
could gather all the information, weigh the pros and cons and come to a sound decision. Putting my personal feelings aside and avoid errors in
judgment. Sometimes I need to think without my emotions. It would help me not to use snap judgments, negative labeling and stereotypes in my thought
process. I should also try learning to use a more creative problem solving, because it helps to approach problem from a different direction and
explores news options. It may also help solve easier problems first and help tackle harder problems. Should I be a 5th year undergraduate or graduate
this year?
I decided last year to change my second major and I was presented with the decision to graduate on time and not have a second major or stay for an
extra year and pursuer my second major. I briefly talked to my advisor before when I was changing my second major and she told me to look at
everything. She always said that I wasn't too late to change my mind, but the decision was completely up to me.
Decision: Being a 5th year undergraduate.
ProsCons
I would finish undergrad with two majorsI would have to figure out how to pay for it
I'll be able to stay in the circusI would be in school for 4 more years instead of 3 years
I would get to participate in Dance
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Writing the Critical Response
WRITING THE CRITICAL RESPONSE
A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece of writing. It generally focuses on technique as well as on content.
A critical response essay (or interpretive essay or review) has two missions: to summarize a source's main idea and to respond to the source's main
ideas with reactions based on your synthesis.
Organization
Introduction: attention–getting with a thesis statement
Body: clear critical reasoning and adequate examples
Summary
Analysis: Evaluate the evidence: sufficient (enough evidence, examples), representative (large enough pool/sample), relevant (accurate correlations),
accurate, claims fairly qualified
Response: base reaction on your own experience, prior knowledge, and...show more content...
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Tìm ý kiến của tác giả khác của cuốn sách khóa học hoặc các tà i liệu đọc thêm.
CONSIDERATION According to new research published by Wayne State University 7
–6 days, children use computers have better academic skills than
children who do not have access to this device.
In a study in 122 children aged 3 to 5 years old, while doing the tests, the children used computers at school and at home 3–4 times / week school
readiness scores and learning than those who do not use. Previously, some research suggests that computers help children more active, recognize letters
and numbers better. However, the relationship between the computer and language skills of children remains controversial.
Effects The researchers also warned that children playing games is not good, and I rarely use computer games, usually they like playing with toys or
interact with friends.
Research results from 100,000 students in 31 countries around the world gave a surprising result that the computer can cause children to become less
intelligent and lazy.
Thomas Fuchs and Ludger Woessmann University of Munich general, the second author on the study. Two experts have used the test of PISA system
to measure the skills of 100,000 15–year–old children in all countries.
The students
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Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
Critical thinking and creative problem solving working together can enhance a person's creative skills. However, if there is not a correct balance
between the two, a person may not find the correct resolution. To find the right balance between critical thinking and creative problem solving, one
must understand the similarities and differences between the two. This paper will attempt to show those ideas.
Critical Thinking
According to Shah (2010) and the American Heritage Dictionary, critical thinking is defined as "The mental process of actively and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to...show more content...
Similarities and Differences
Prior to completing this paper, I thought that critical thinking and creative problem solving were very different. However, I find that they are very
much alike. Critical thinking and creative problem solving follow very similar steps to reach a solution.
Conceptualizing and preparing are the beginning phases at which time one realizes there is a problem. Stage two is the applying and analyzing or
incubation stage. After success has been reached at this stage, the process proceeds to the synthesizing or illumination stage. This could also be
considered the Aha stage where an idea comes to light. The last stage is the evaluation or verification to determine the success of the solution.
One difference that should be discussed is that the creative process appears to be more open and looks for more than one resolution to a problem. An
example of this is the story at the end of chapter nine. The question presented was "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building
with the aid of barometer" (Dacey & Lennon, 1998, p. 185). The professor expected an answer using physics logic, but the student was creative
and thought outside the box. By doing this, there were many answers to the question. The critical thinking process is rigid and expects to find only one
resolution.
My Experiences
One experience that comes to mind involving creative problem solving came in my tenure as
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Developing Critical Thinking Essay
A person is not born as a good critical thinker. The first thing that is needed is a level of maturity having the ability to conceptualize and understand the
world (Boss, 2010). The skills that are associated with a person that has good critical thinking are: Analytical Skills: recognize and evaluate arguments
to filter through to the truth. Effective Communication: ability to listen, speak, and write effectively. Research Skills: ability to gather, evaluate, and
create supporting evidence. (Boss, 2010) In teaching critical thinking, Dr. Chan and Dr. Lau (n.d.) explain good critical thinking, "as the foundation of
science and a liberal democratic society. Science requires the critical use of reason in experimentation and theory...show more content...
A person will be prejudiced to certain opinions without exploring all sides of an issue. People create barriers that stop the gathering of information and
analyzing that are key to being a critical thinker. A few of the resistances that foster narrow–mindedness are denial, the refusal to believe something
despite overwhelming evidence, avoidance, not seeking out opposing views but staying with only those that agree with your position on an issue,
and ignorance, not seeking out information that is available(Boss, 2010). The two resistances that I have used are avoidance and conformity. These
two go hand in hand with me that I will often seek out those that agree with my thoughts and avoid those that do not see things the way I do. At
times, I will be with those that I do not agree with and those times instead of having a conversation, I will go with conformity to fit in at those times.
Adjusting my thinking to overcome these will first require me to seek out and listen to both sides of the issues. Having the knowledge that is not
based on biased opinions will help make a foundation that will increase my confidence in what I think and allow me to speak intelligently on the issue.
The concept of a person that can understand and control their emotions is said to be emotional intelligent. From Boss (2010) emotional intelligence is
"the ability to perceive accurately, appraise and express emotion." Influences to our
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Examples Of Critical Discourse Analysis
CHAPTER 2
THEORITICAL FOUNDATION
2.1Critical Discourse Analysis
To understand the concept of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), it is necessary to see how CDA defines discourse. Discourse is not simply an
isolated textual or dialogical structure (van Dijk, 1988). It is seen as socially constructed ways that do not only shape but also enable (social) reality
(Foucault, 1977; Paltridge, 2006). It involves "a dialectical relationship between a particular discursive event and the situation(s), institution(s), and
social structure(s) which frame it" (Fairclough & Wodak, 1997, p. 258). It also helps to establish power relations between social classes, gender, or
majorities and minorities groups (Wodak & Meyer, 2009). Therefore, CDA acts as an approach that critically investigates the relationship between
discourse and the reproduction of power in social practices and interactions (Fairclough, 1995 as cited...show more content...
Therefore, one of the distinguishing features of DHA is its interdisciplinary method that considers a variety of different empirical data and background
information (Reisigl & Wodak, 2001).
The historical dimension is realized by collecting all information regarding the historical background and the original sources of the object under
investigation and exploring diachronic change (Matouschek et al. 1995; Wodak et al., 1990, 1994 as cited in van Leeuwen & Wodak, 1999).
Specifically, the process of analysis in DHA starts by describing the phenomena occurred in texts. Then, describing the apparent changes. Finally,
discussing the result to find how and why change occurs since the purpose of DHA is to uncover the ideology in diachronic texts (SlavГckovГЎ,
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Example Of Critical Essay Examples
Critical Essay In the beginning of November one of my best friends Cheyann turned 18, she was super excited about her birthday because she was
going to have all her friends around her including her younger sister, her two other girl best friend and myself. She made plans for her birthday to
be downtown as more of a "girls night out" fancy dinner celebration. She asked me to drive us downtown to the mall, so after grabbing a parking
ticket we drove around and around the cold, concrete parking garage to about the 3rd or 4th level. As I got out of the car I noticed that there were
only a few cars around us in the dim lit garage, it was around 6pm so it was already dark and freezing cold outside. All us girls started walking
towards the doors that led to the elevators laughing and talking loudly in our heels and short, fancy dresses when Cheyann stopped dead in her tracks
and froze up.
"I cant ride the elevator I have panic attacks remember?" She said anxiously as she looked at me. Cheyann had told me a story when we had first
become friends about her awful experience in an elevator when she was younger that had since...show more content...
It has also taught me how important it is to teach and help other women who aren't cautious when it comes to dangerous cultural spaces. It has also
become very apparent to me how many women do not see the danger in walking alone in dangerous areas because of the recent empowerments to
women or other reasons, while those are great and very revolutionary women still need to be aware that predators are still out there and they do not
care if you feel empowered or not, they are are there for one reason only. And lastly I feel very lucky that I was with my friend Cheyann that night and
was able to persuade her into making a better transportation choice other then the stairs, even if that meant she would have a panic
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Critical Thinking Application Essay example
Critical Thinking Application
Teaching higher order thinking skills is not a recent need. It is apparent that students, at all levels of education, are lagging in problem–solving and
thinking skills. Fragmentation of thinking skills, however, may be the result of critical thinking courses and texts. Every course, especially in content
subjects, students should be taught to think logically, analyze and compare, question and evaluate.
Implications for Teaching Thinking must be practiced in each content field at each educational level. For the teacher, this means hard work. To teach
students to memorize facts and then assess them with multiple–choice tests is a much easier choice to make. In a course that emphasizes thinking,
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The criteria for critical thinking are:
1.Distinguish between fact and opinion.
2.Examine the assumptions, including ones own.
3.Be flexible and when looking for explanations, causes, and solutions to problems.
4.Be aware of erroneous arguments, vagueness, and controlling reasoning.
5.Stay focused on the whole picture, while examining the specifics.
6.Look for reputable sources.
The instructional design parameters for self–paced instruction included these factors:
1.Instructional objectives stated initially to the learner.
2.The learner selects his or her own path of inquiry.
3.Small steps, with the necessary tools introduced only as they are needed.
4.Frequent student interaction, requiring high level cognitive involvement.
5.Alternative paths available for variable levels of involvement or usefulness.
In research, there is no right or wrong process; although there are many heuristics that can be passed on. Appropriate use of information requires that
we see knowledge acquirement as fluid and varying. (Jones, 1996)
Critical Reading Teaching students to think while reading––critical reading––should be central to any discussion of thinking skills. This is in part
because the reading of textbooks has such an important role in the content fields. Critical reading is defined as learning to assess, draw inferences and
arrive at conclusions based on the evidence.
Critical
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Essay on What is Critical Thinking?
What is Critical Thinking? Is the process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and /or evaluating information gathered by
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action (Scriven & Paul, n.d.). When one applies critical
thinking more ideas are develop, fewer mistakes are made and better decisions are reached. When people instead of using critical thinking act on
beliefs or without giving it a second thought, the end results are poor decisions and as a result have a disaster at hand. People don't always use critical
thinking, it is not uncommon to hear someone say such remarks after making the wrong decisions; "I just was not thinking", "I did not think it was a
big deal",...show more content...
Many times our students have unexpected behaviors, such as refuse to follow directions, have disrupt outburst, hostile, emotional problems, and
even become physical towards others or themselves. Special education students do not respond to traditional discipline methods. With children
having disabilities like ADHD, or mental health problems if not handled appropriately it the bad behavior could escalate and become difficult to
stop. What role does critical thinking have in my analytical and intuitive decision making while I am work? It is a tool used to help solve problems,
if my thinking is flawed then decisions are skewed and the problem is not solved, making poor decisions could create more problems could result in
putting myself or others in danger. Using critical thinking increases the probability of solving the problem through better choices and decisions. Every
day as an instructional aide I use my critical thinking skills when deciding whether an impending conflict will escalate to violent behavior, deciding on
how to approach a student Everyday many employees of organizations use their critical thinking skills in countless decisions, critical thinking skills are
not the only skills used by employees, but they are the most important. As an employee I use my critical thinking skills when applying to the policies
and procedures of my organization, making determinations, making predictions and problem solving more so on–the spot decision making, and
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Critical Analysis of Group Work Essay example
After completing the group task of preparing a presentation on, transferring individual facilitation skills into a group work setting I will critically
reflect upon my own participation. I will evaluate my self–awareness while working in the group, as well as those around me. The way that I personally
dealt with any issues that arose within the group and how that affected the group dynamics. I will also briefly discuss the roles in which each member
of the group took and how role allocation affected, the group dynamics and the working relationships. Finally I will evaluate my work having discussed
it with my fellow group members.
In order to evaluate my role within the group it is important to identify what makes a group. A group must...show more content...
Similar to Tuckman's five stages of group development is Corey and Corey, they claim that the first stage; Pregroup is "setting expectations,
establishing group rules and procedures, role preparation and skills building" (Corey, Corey, Corey 2010 p123). The group did well in this stage,
as the group was given a very clear aim, we discussed each members skill sets and while preparing a group contract with our aims objectives and
rules. A group contract is a very useful facilitation tool as it sets out very clear guidelines for the group and defines what is acceptable and
unacceptable behaviour for the group members (Tuckman 1965). The group members were able to gain clarity from the group contract, allowing
them to identify the norms and boundaries of the group. For example our group decided that if a member were for any reason not be able to attend a
meeting they would have to let the team know in advance, if this did happen the rest of the team would relay the information via email to the missing
group member.
The next time the group met they were in the storming stage (Tuckman 1965). This stage is where any conflict happens, the group member explore
their roles within the group. Within this stage there can often be a struggle for power, status and control. Even though conflict
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The Critical Race Theory Essay example
Introduction
We live in a society where race is seen as a vital part of our personalities, the lack of racial identity is very often an important factor which prevent
people from not having their own identity (Omi & Winant, 1993). Racism is extemely ingrained in our society and it seems ordinary (Delgado &
Stefanic, 2000), however, many people denounce the expression of any racist belief as immoral (Miles & Brown, 2003) highlighting the complicated
nature of racism. Critical Race Theory tries to shed light on the issue of racism claiming that racism is ingrained in our society both in legal, cultural,
and psychological aspects of social life (Tate, 1997). This essay provides us the opportunity to explore this theory and its...show more content...
Critical Race Theory (CRT) claims that racism is quite usual in social life and white superiority is extremely ingrained in educational, legal, and
political structures which is often unrecognizable (Taylor, 2009). According to Delgado and Stefanic (2000):
''CRT begins with an a number of basic insticts. One is that racism is normal, not abberrant, in American society. Because racism is an ingrained feature
of our landscape, it looks ordinary and natural to persons in the culture. Formal equal opportunity – rules and laws that insist on treating blacks and
whites (for example) alike – can thus remedy only the more extreme and shocking forms of injustice, the ones that do stand out. It can do little about
the business–as–usual forms of racism that people of color confront every day and that account for much misery, alienation, and despair'' (Delgado &
Stefanic, 2000: xvi).
Although, this theory began as a part of law sciences, nowadays, there is a great interest of CRT in the field of education, helping people to understand
some forms of discrimination which face the non–white people in education (Delgado & Stefanic, 2001). Moreover, embraces a lot of academic fields
such as history, political science, anthropology etc (Delgado & Stefanic, 2001). CRT main purpose is not only to understand the social structures that
promote inequalities but to eliminate them, it is clear that CRT targets on
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Examples Of Critical Pedagogy
CRITICAL PEDAGOGY
There are many different definitions for critical pedagogy, when a person hears this approach it sparks different views and ways of teaching to each
individual. According to Wikiversity (Wikiversity, 2013)"Critical pedagogy is a teaching approach inspired by Marxist critical theory and other radical
philosophies, which attempts to help students question and challenge posited "domination," and to undermine the beliefs and practices that are alleged
to dominate."
Freire, Hooks and Kumashiro are leading educators that have helped define and transform the critical pedagogy approach. Key characteristics for each
educator are listed below.
Freire:
Importance of informal education within and outside the class room is regarded...show more content...
In this sense, both Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy authors would argue that by helping to make people more critical in thought and action,
progressively minded educators can help to free learners to see the world as it is and to act accordingly
EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGY PRACTICES IN TEACHING ANDLEARNING:
An examples of critical pedagogy practices in teaching and learning include:
Re–examining and re–constructing the whole curriculum of the classroom.
The role of the student should be changed from a role of being the object in the classroom to being an active and critical subject (Shor, 1980).
Students should undergo a struggle in which they struggle for ownership of themselves, teachers should provide opportunities for this.
Processes in the classroom should be set up which enables learners to strive for something different for themselves
The teacher should be very involved in these processes of critical pedagogy in the classroom to ensure success
Teachers need to help students separate themselves from an unconditional acceptance of the conditions of their existence (Shor,
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example of a critical review
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Example: Critical Review of a Journal Article
Article: Carroll, J. (2002). Play Therapy: the children's views, Child and Family Social Work, 7, pg 177–187
This article is recent, published within a peer–reviewed journal. The author–conducted research is empirical, qualitative and phenomenologically
designed, uniquely enabling children to describe their play therapy experiences and identify factors that influence these experiences.
The article's title clarifies the project's purpose of eliciting the child's view. However, although Carroll clearly describes how children's experiences
should take "centre stage" (p.178), she hears the opinions of the children's therapists first, potentially influencing her questioning of the children...show
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The accuracy, reliability and comprehensive nature of transcripts is therefore called into question, potentially compromising analysable data.
Carroll's semi–structured questioning may encourage reciprocal communication and perhaps formulated in–depth data. However, she also offers
leading questions: "was that the best thing about it?" (p.180); "do you think it was helpful playing like that?" (p.184). Such 'closed' questions could
elicit yes or no responses, or suggest a preferred response. Due to the lack of full transcripts, the reader cannot ascertain whether other leading
questions were used and the impact these had on data gathered. Carroll, as interviewer and data analyst, does not consider this risk.
As grounded theory was employed by Carroll, data analysis and findings were based on the categorisation of themes. Although Carroll's data analysis
methodology has been deemed appropriate to qualitative research (Strauss, 1997, p. 180), the reader questions whether majority perspectives were
favoured over individual for analysis, potentially distorting eventual findings.
Carroll outlines categories as a result of her data analysis, providing numerous excerpts from interview transcripts to support her interpretation and
analysis of children's perspectives and to add credibility to her assertions and categorisation. However, the excerpts chosen are mainly positive
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Example Of A Critical Review Essay
The study consisted of 395 students from the Australian National University studying a first–year psychology course of which 247 were female, 143
male, 4 as other gender, and 1 one was missing. The age of the participants ranged from 17 to 56 years of age (Вµ=19.7, Пѓ=4.6). Participants were
recruited through participation in a lab activity, however, all participation was voluntary without the use of incentives. Data was collected with the
awareness and informed consent of the participants. This study followed a between–subjects design, and the study itself was quasi–experimental. The
variable which was manipulated – the independent variable – was the presence of a childhood imaginary companion. The variables which were
measured – the dependent variables – were fantasy proneness and the frequency of self–talk....show more content...
The study was completed over the duration of a week by nine classes, each with approximately 30 students and was conducted online. Firstly, the
participants read an information sheet which briefly highlighted the study and its procedure. Following this, the participants completed a Creative
Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ), designed by Merckelbach, Horselenberg, & Muris (2001). This questionnaire aimed to measure the fantasy
proneness of the individual and involved choosing either 'yes' or 'no' to the given 25 questions. Then, the participants completed the Self–Talk Scale
developed by Brinthaupt, Hein, & Kramer (2009). This involved 16 questions with the selection of answers 1 (never) to 5 (very often), and was used
to assess the frequency of self–talk. The last task to complete was the Imaginary Companion (IC) questionnaire, of which the first part collected
demographic information such as age and gender. Proceeding this, a definition of imaginary companion was provided followed by questions relative to
imaginary
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Critical Appraisal Essay
The purpose of this report is to conduct a critical appraisal of a published article.
Carnwell (1997) describes a critical appraisal as an unbiased and balanced
scrutiny of the research paper so that both its strengths and weaknesses are
highlighted. The focus of the appraisal with be on "Promoting the health of
people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; patients and their carer's
views" (Caress et al, 2010). The format of the appraisal will be formed around a
set of criteria (see appendix 1).
The journal looks at the views of patients and their carer's experiences with living
the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its causes, how they manage
with the symptoms, its progression and what role...show more content...
Caress et al (2010) have included literature from as far
back as 1968. The literature does offer some epidemiology in relation to cause,
distribution and control of the disease with the population but there has been no
research literature put forward for discussion. There is also one journal included
titles "A descriptive study of meaning of illness in chronic renal disease" it could
be argued that this wasn't really relevant to the research being carried out.
There has also been no mention of family systems theory as this would have
been quite beneficial as it looks at the broader picture and takes into
consideration the impact that the disease has on other family members. This
could have supported the decision for including family members within the study.
Caress et al (2010) successfully obtained ethical approval; they state that
"Relevant ethical and institutional/governance was obtained" however there was
no mention of who the professional body was that approved them. Beauchamp
and Childress (2001) identify four fundamental principles in achieving ethical
approval, autonomy, non–maleficence, benefince and justice. Autonomy refers to
the individual's right to freely decide if they wish to participate without fear of
coercion, Greaney et al (2012) advise that it is also important to give potential
participants adequate time to freely decide if they
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Essay on Criticism
Criticism
Criticism can be negative or positive; the way it is said may be good or bad. Why do most of us want to avoid giving or receiving criticism? The
purpose of criticism is to encourage positive outcomes (what the giver wants). Ideally, it brings balance into our lives, provides us with a basis of
comparison, and brings truth, honesty, and intimacy. Hopefully, it gives us honest feedback–a balance of praise and criticism. Do most of us want to
know how we are doing?
Why do successful business people actually seek out criticism from people they respect? Why do people feel they are unfairly criticized? Are tone of
voice, choice of words important? What communication skills...show more content...
Know ones skill and weaknesses; ones successes and failures. How does one know when one is doing a good job? Need to have a "feel" so we are not
caught off guard. Need to learn to take criticism on the job professionally, and emotion (breathe deeply and slowly). Try to remain impartial. Ask
yourself is the criticism is valid. What can we learn?
Other factors that color criticism: 1) relationship with the giver of criticism (friends give advice). Why do we resent criticism from in–laws, parents
and spouses more than bosses do? 2) Choice of words–how it is given. "I can't believe you would do such a stupid thing." What words make you angry,
loud, etc? 3) Style of delivery, sacristy, fast and angry, loud, etc. 4) Timing, and public or private. 5) Other types: beyond your control, aimed at your
gender, size, heritage, appearance, etc
QUESTIONS: How good are you at staying cool under criticism? (Knots in stomach, anger, etc). How well do you listen when you are criticized?
(Rephrase so that you really understand what he/she is saying). How effectively can you organize your thoughts to answer (if you think you should)?
How well do we put the criticism in perspective (not life threatening)? Do we brood on it for weeks, months?
GIVER OF CRITICISM
In many societies a giver of bad news was killed. Is it more difficult to give
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Example Of A Critical Analysis Essay
In the process of writing my Critical Research Essay the writing piece consisted of three pieces of evidence. One of the readings/evidence that I used
throughout my essay and which spoke to me the most was Robert Smith, Mexican New York: Transitional Lives of New Immigrants. Throughout my
high school years, there was not enough information on the history of Mexicans living in the United States and their position in this country. Although
this essay was not opinionated based, this reading was able to inform me on new information that I never learned in my previous years in school. It
was a reading that not only have I used as part of an essay, but a book that I consider to read for my own use and recommend it to other kids that stand
in the same position as me and with the ideas surround throughout the book. It included...show more content...
Throughout my critical analysis essay there was an objective tone instead of a subjective tone. This tone helped me write a critical essay in which I
included factual evidence and textual analysis towards segmented assimilation which has had a great impact on the lives of young kids who have
parents that have a different culture than where they now live in. Instead of including emotions and my own opinion on the situation, I used historical
resources, via the web or journals, such as social studies. I also had to include a counterclaim in order to argue anything that can prove my view
wrong. This also helped me see whether the evidence I provided was good enough to support my thesis and let everyone see my reasoning for arguing
the position I choose. Another important task I had to keep in mind was to make sure I would not quote the authors to much, I wanted to use their ideas
to support my thesis, rather than just agreeing on the position they were stating throughout their own
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Example Of Critical Appraisal
Data: Client contacted this writer to reschedule his individual session to a different date of next week due to "Not feeeling well". This writer
informed client that he is assigned to CDP Gail Moore as he completed Intensive Outpatient treatment program and is attending Outpatient treatment
program. CDP Gail Moore 's contact information was provided to client; client was encouraged to contact and reschedule his individual session with
CDP Gail Moore. Assessment: Client appears to be not feeling well enough to attend his individual sessin. Plan: CDP Gail Moore will be notified. / HA,
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Essay on Critical Thinking
The concepts of critical thinking and creative thinking are both gaining increasing importance in the world today. Critical thinking allows people to
understand difficult concepts in a manner that is clearer and more defined. They can more readily understand those concepts if they employ critical
thinking. In all portions of everyday life, a person is expected to make independent judgments. Those judgments are based on experience and
knowledge. Without the ability to think critically, every situation that a person comes across would have to be considered in isolation from all other
situations. When a person encounters a problem that is a new one, he or she may be able to use critical thinking to solve those problems. One...show
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Critical thinking also helps in decision–making. Both problem solving and decision–making abilities are vital to a prosperous business. Persons who
are critical thinkers can make a difference in the companies in which they are employed. Today?s corporations must first recognize that there is a real
need for critical thinkers. It is important for both the top management down the line. Critical thinking must be taught and built in to the way the
company or organization performs its business. In fact, companies and organizations must embrace the concept of critical thinking. Critical thinking
can lead to success story after success story. This type of impact gives any company or organization credibility. According to Supon, one of the
fundamental purposes of teaching critical thinking is to enhance the abilities of students to become critical thinkers. Corporate leaders, educational
researchers, employers, and parents have continually pushed teachers to assist their students in the development of critical thinking ability. Critical
thinking is a skill that ?involved not only knowledge of content by also concept formation and analysis, reasoning and drawing conclusions, recognizing
and avoiding contradiction, and other essential cognitive activities? (Supon, 1998). There are proposed reasons for the emphasis that is currently on
critical thinking. Many factors can be related to this emphasis. They include the societal factors of economic shifts
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Critical Listening

  • 1. Critical Listening Critical listening is important through all channels within a company. Since critical listening goes hand in hand with critical thinking, this involves analysis and judgment. The key to critical listening is not the judgment but first understanding what the other person's issues, concerns, or thoughts they are trying to express (Tutorial on Critical Listening of Multi–Channel Audio Codec Performance, 2012). During the listening, judgement can be a barrier, therefore, make sure the judgment is in the form of a resolution and not the person. Like informational listening critical listening is used every day (English, 2011). Understanding the critical listening aspects of listening is the foundation of business work, but it is not everything Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Critical Thinking Reflection Essay Critical thinking is a significant and essential topic in recent education. The strategy of critical thinking skills helps identify areas in one's courses as the suitable place to highlight, expand and use some problems in exams that test students' critical thinking skills. Critical thinking means accurate thinking in the search of appropriate and dependable knowledge about the world. Another way to describe it is sensible, insightful, responsible, and skillful thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do. Critical thinking is not being able to process information well enough to know to stop for red lights or whether you established the right change at the supermarket. My academic decisions can sometimes...show more content... My job now isn't bad, but it takes forever to get there, because I do have a car. I need a job that closer to home and that would give me more hours. I could gather all the information, weigh the pros and cons and come to a sound decision. Putting my personal feelings aside and avoid errors in judgment. Sometimes I need to think without my emotions. It would help me not to use snap judgments, negative labeling and stereotypes in my thought process. I should also try learning to use a more creative problem solving, because it helps to approach problem from a different direction and explores news options. It may also help solve easier problems first and help tackle harder problems. Should I be a 5th year undergraduate or graduate this year? I decided last year to change my second major and I was presented with the decision to graduate on time and not have a second major or stay for an extra year and pursuer my second major. I briefly talked to my advisor before when I was changing my second major and she told me to look at everything. She always said that I wasn't too late to change my mind, but the decision was completely up to me. Decision: Being a 5th year undergraduate. ProsCons I would finish undergrad with two majorsI would have to figure out how to pay for it I'll be able to stay in the circusI would be in school for 4 more years instead of 3 years I would get to participate in Dance Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Writing the Critical Response WRITING THE CRITICAL RESPONSE A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece of writing. It generally focuses on technique as well as on content. A critical response essay (or interpretive essay or review) has two missions: to summarize a source's main idea and to respond to the source's main ideas with reactions based on your synthesis. Organization Introduction: attention–getting with a thesis statement Body: clear critical reasoning and adequate examples Summary Analysis: Evaluate the evidence: sufficient (enough evidence, examples), representative (large enough pool/sample), relevant (accurate correlations), accurate, claims fairly qualified Response: base reaction on your own experience, prior knowledge, and...show more content... HГЈy chбєЇc chбєЇn nguб»“n tГ i liệu của bбєЎn hoГ n toГ n. TrбєЈ lб»ќi Hiện tбєЎi của bбєЎn quan Д‘iб»ѓm của riГЄng vб»Ѓ chủ Д‘б»Ѓ nГ y CЖЎ sб»џ phбєЈn б»©ng trГЄn kinh nghiệm của riГЄng bбєЎn, trЖ°б»›c khi kiбєїn thб»©c, vГ ГЅ kiбєїn, TГ¬m ГЅ kiбєїn của tГЎc giбєЈ khГЎc của cuб»‘n sГЎch khГіa hб»Ќc hoбє·c cГЎc tГ i liệu Д‘б»Ќc thГЄm. CONSIDERATION According to new research published by Wayne State University 7 –6 days, children use computers have better academic skills than children who do not have access to this device. In a study in 122 children aged 3 to 5 years old, while doing the tests, the children used computers at school and at home 3–4 times / week school readiness scores and learning than those who do not use. Previously, some research suggests that computers help children more active, recognize letters and numbers better. However, the relationship between the computer and language skills of children remains controversial.
  • 4. Effects The researchers also warned that children playing games is not good, and I rarely use computer games, usually they like playing with toys or interact with friends. Research results from 100,000 students in 31 countries around the world gave a surprising result that the computer can cause children to become less intelligent and lazy. Thomas Fuchs and Ludger Woessmann University of Munich general, the second author on the study. Two experts have used the test of PISA system to measure the skills of 100,000 15–year–old children in all countries. The students Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Critical thinking and creative problem solving working together can enhance a person's creative skills. However, if there is not a correct balance between the two, a person may not find the correct resolution. To find the right balance between critical thinking and creative problem solving, one must understand the similarities and differences between the two. This paper will attempt to show those ideas. Critical Thinking According to Shah (2010) and the American Heritage Dictionary, critical thinking is defined as "The mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to...show more content... Similarities and Differences Prior to completing this paper, I thought that critical thinking and creative problem solving were very different. However, I find that they are very much alike. Critical thinking and creative problem solving follow very similar steps to reach a solution. Conceptualizing and preparing are the beginning phases at which time one realizes there is a problem. Stage two is the applying and analyzing or incubation stage. After success has been reached at this stage, the process proceeds to the synthesizing or illumination stage. This could also be considered the Aha stage where an idea comes to light. The last stage is the evaluation or verification to determine the success of the solution. One difference that should be discussed is that the creative process appears to be more open and looks for more than one resolution to a problem. An example of this is the story at the end of chapter nine. The question presented was "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of barometer" (Dacey & Lennon, 1998, p. 185). The professor expected an answer using physics logic, but the student was creative and thought outside the box. By doing this, there were many answers to the question. The critical thinking process is rigid and expects to find only one resolution. My Experiences One experience that comes to mind involving creative problem solving came in my tenure as Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Developing Critical Thinking Essay A person is not born as a good critical thinker. The first thing that is needed is a level of maturity having the ability to conceptualize and understand the world (Boss, 2010). The skills that are associated with a person that has good critical thinking are: Analytical Skills: recognize and evaluate arguments to filter through to the truth. Effective Communication: ability to listen, speak, and write effectively. Research Skills: ability to gather, evaluate, and create supporting evidence. (Boss, 2010) In teaching critical thinking, Dr. Chan and Dr. Lau (n.d.) explain good critical thinking, "as the foundation of science and a liberal democratic society. Science requires the critical use of reason in experimentation and theory...show more content... A person will be prejudiced to certain opinions without exploring all sides of an issue. People create barriers that stop the gathering of information and analyzing that are key to being a critical thinker. A few of the resistances that foster narrow–mindedness are denial, the refusal to believe something despite overwhelming evidence, avoidance, not seeking out opposing views but staying with only those that agree with your position on an issue, and ignorance, not seeking out information that is available(Boss, 2010). The two resistances that I have used are avoidance and conformity. These two go hand in hand with me that I will often seek out those that agree with my thoughts and avoid those that do not see things the way I do. At times, I will be with those that I do not agree with and those times instead of having a conversation, I will go with conformity to fit in at those times. Adjusting my thinking to overcome these will first require me to seek out and listen to both sides of the issues. Having the knowledge that is not based on biased opinions will help make a foundation that will increase my confidence in what I think and allow me to speak intelligently on the issue. The concept of a person that can understand and control their emotions is said to be emotional intelligent. From Boss (2010) emotional intelligence is "the ability to perceive accurately, appraise and express emotion." Influences to our Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Examples Of Critical Discourse Analysis CHAPTER 2 THEORITICAL FOUNDATION 2.1Critical Discourse Analysis To understand the concept of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), it is necessary to see how CDA defines discourse. Discourse is not simply an isolated textual or dialogical structure (van Dijk, 1988). It is seen as socially constructed ways that do not only shape but also enable (social) reality (Foucault, 1977; Paltridge, 2006). It involves "a dialectical relationship between a particular discursive event and the situation(s), institution(s), and social structure(s) which frame it" (Fairclough & Wodak, 1997, p. 258). It also helps to establish power relations between social classes, gender, or majorities and minorities groups (Wodak & Meyer, 2009). Therefore, CDA acts as an approach that critically investigates the relationship between discourse and the reproduction of power in social practices and interactions (Fairclough, 1995 as cited...show more content... Therefore, one of the distinguishing features of DHA is its interdisciplinary method that considers a variety of different empirical data and background information (Reisigl & Wodak, 2001). The historical dimension is realized by collecting all information regarding the historical background and the original sources of the object under investigation and exploring diachronic change (Matouschek et al. 1995; Wodak et al., 1990, 1994 as cited in van Leeuwen & Wodak, 1999). Specifically, the process of analysis in DHA starts by describing the phenomena occurred in texts. Then, describing the apparent changes. Finally, discussing the result to find how and why change occurs since the purpose of DHA is to uncover the ideology in diachronic texts (SlavГckovГЎ, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Example Of Critical Essay Examples Critical Essay In the beginning of November one of my best friends Cheyann turned 18, she was super excited about her birthday because she was going to have all her friends around her including her younger sister, her two other girl best friend and myself. She made plans for her birthday to be downtown as more of a "girls night out" fancy dinner celebration. She asked me to drive us downtown to the mall, so after grabbing a parking ticket we drove around and around the cold, concrete parking garage to about the 3rd or 4th level. As I got out of the car I noticed that there were only a few cars around us in the dim lit garage, it was around 6pm so it was already dark and freezing cold outside. All us girls started walking towards the doors that led to the elevators laughing and talking loudly in our heels and short, fancy dresses when Cheyann stopped dead in her tracks and froze up. "I cant ride the elevator I have panic attacks remember?" She said anxiously as she looked at me. Cheyann had told me a story when we had first become friends about her awful experience in an elevator when she was younger that had since...show more content... It has also taught me how important it is to teach and help other women who aren't cautious when it comes to dangerous cultural spaces. It has also become very apparent to me how many women do not see the danger in walking alone in dangerous areas because of the recent empowerments to women or other reasons, while those are great and very revolutionary women still need to be aware that predators are still out there and they do not care if you feel empowered or not, they are are there for one reason only. And lastly I feel very lucky that I was with my friend Cheyann that night and was able to persuade her into making a better transportation choice other then the stairs, even if that meant she would have a panic Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Critical Thinking Application Essay example Critical Thinking Application Teaching higher order thinking skills is not a recent need. It is apparent that students, at all levels of education, are lagging in problem–solving and thinking skills. Fragmentation of thinking skills, however, may be the result of critical thinking courses and texts. Every course, especially in content subjects, students should be taught to think logically, analyze and compare, question and evaluate. Implications for Teaching Thinking must be practiced in each content field at each educational level. For the teacher, this means hard work. To teach students to memorize facts and then assess them with multiple–choice tests is a much easier choice to make. In a course that emphasizes thinking, ...show more content... The criteria for critical thinking are: 1.Distinguish between fact and opinion. 2.Examine the assumptions, including ones own. 3.Be flexible and when looking for explanations, causes, and solutions to problems. 4.Be aware of erroneous arguments, vagueness, and controlling reasoning. 5.Stay focused on the whole picture, while examining the specifics. 6.Look for reputable sources. The instructional design parameters for self–paced instruction included these factors: 1.Instructional objectives stated initially to the learner. 2.The learner selects his or her own path of inquiry. 3.Small steps, with the necessary tools introduced only as they are needed. 4.Frequent student interaction, requiring high level cognitive involvement. 5.Alternative paths available for variable levels of involvement or usefulness. In research, there is no right or wrong process; although there are many heuristics that can be passed on. Appropriate use of information requires that we see knowledge acquirement as fluid and varying. (Jones, 1996) Critical Reading Teaching students to think while reading––critical reading––should be central to any discussion of thinking skills. This is in part
  • 10. because the reading of textbooks has such an important role in the content fields. Critical reading is defined as learning to assess, draw inferences and arrive at conclusions based on the evidence. Critical Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Essay on What is Critical Thinking? What is Critical Thinking? Is the process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and /or evaluating information gathered by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action (Scriven & Paul, n.d.). When one applies critical thinking more ideas are develop, fewer mistakes are made and better decisions are reached. When people instead of using critical thinking act on beliefs or without giving it a second thought, the end results are poor decisions and as a result have a disaster at hand. People don't always use critical thinking, it is not uncommon to hear someone say such remarks after making the wrong decisions; "I just was not thinking", "I did not think it was a big deal",...show more content... Many times our students have unexpected behaviors, such as refuse to follow directions, have disrupt outburst, hostile, emotional problems, and even become physical towards others or themselves. Special education students do not respond to traditional discipline methods. With children having disabilities like ADHD, or mental health problems if not handled appropriately it the bad behavior could escalate and become difficult to stop. What role does critical thinking have in my analytical and intuitive decision making while I am work? It is a tool used to help solve problems, if my thinking is flawed then decisions are skewed and the problem is not solved, making poor decisions could create more problems could result in putting myself or others in danger. Using critical thinking increases the probability of solving the problem through better choices and decisions. Every day as an instructional aide I use my critical thinking skills when deciding whether an impending conflict will escalate to violent behavior, deciding on how to approach a student Everyday many employees of organizations use their critical thinking skills in countless decisions, critical thinking skills are not the only skills used by employees, but they are the most important. As an employee I use my critical thinking skills when applying to the policies and procedures of my organization, making determinations, making predictions and problem solving more so on–the spot decision making, and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Critical Analysis of Group Work Essay example After completing the group task of preparing a presentation on, transferring individual facilitation skills into a group work setting I will critically reflect upon my own participation. I will evaluate my self–awareness while working in the group, as well as those around me. The way that I personally dealt with any issues that arose within the group and how that affected the group dynamics. I will also briefly discuss the roles in which each member of the group took and how role allocation affected, the group dynamics and the working relationships. Finally I will evaluate my work having discussed it with my fellow group members. In order to evaluate my role within the group it is important to identify what makes a group. A group must...show more content... Similar to Tuckman's five stages of group development is Corey and Corey, they claim that the first stage; Pregroup is "setting expectations, establishing group rules and procedures, role preparation and skills building" (Corey, Corey, Corey 2010 p123). The group did well in this stage, as the group was given a very clear aim, we discussed each members skill sets and while preparing a group contract with our aims objectives and rules. A group contract is a very useful facilitation tool as it sets out very clear guidelines for the group and defines what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour for the group members (Tuckman 1965). The group members were able to gain clarity from the group contract, allowing them to identify the norms and boundaries of the group. For example our group decided that if a member were for any reason not be able to attend a meeting they would have to let the team know in advance, if this did happen the rest of the team would relay the information via email to the missing group member. The next time the group met they were in the storming stage (Tuckman 1965). This stage is where any conflict happens, the group member explore their roles within the group. Within this stage there can often be a struggle for power, status and control. Even though conflict Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. The Critical Race Theory Essay example Introduction We live in a society where race is seen as a vital part of our personalities, the lack of racial identity is very often an important factor which prevent people from not having their own identity (Omi & Winant, 1993). Racism is extemely ingrained in our society and it seems ordinary (Delgado & Stefanic, 2000), however, many people denounce the expression of any racist belief as immoral (Miles & Brown, 2003) highlighting the complicated nature of racism. Critical Race Theory tries to shed light on the issue of racism claiming that racism is ingrained in our society both in legal, cultural, and psychological aspects of social life (Tate, 1997). This essay provides us the opportunity to explore this theory and its...show more content... Critical Race Theory (CRT) claims that racism is quite usual in social life and white superiority is extremely ingrained in educational, legal, and political structures which is often unrecognizable (Taylor, 2009). According to Delgado and Stefanic (2000): ''CRT begins with an a number of basic insticts. One is that racism is normal, not abberrant, in American society. Because racism is an ingrained feature of our landscape, it looks ordinary and natural to persons in the culture. Formal equal opportunity – rules and laws that insist on treating blacks and whites (for example) alike – can thus remedy only the more extreme and shocking forms of injustice, the ones that do stand out. It can do little about the business–as–usual forms of racism that people of color confront every day and that account for much misery, alienation, and despair'' (Delgado & Stefanic, 2000: xvi). Although, this theory began as a part of law sciences, nowadays, there is a great interest of CRT in the field of education, helping people to understand some forms of discrimination which face the non–white people in education (Delgado & Stefanic, 2001). Moreover, embraces a lot of academic fields such as history, political science, anthropology etc (Delgado & Stefanic, 2001). CRT main purpose is not only to understand the social structures that promote inequalities but to eliminate them, it is clear that CRT targets on Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. Examples Of Critical Pedagogy CRITICAL PEDAGOGY There are many different definitions for critical pedagogy, when a person hears this approach it sparks different views and ways of teaching to each individual. According to Wikiversity (Wikiversity, 2013)"Critical pedagogy is a teaching approach inspired by Marxist critical theory and other radical philosophies, which attempts to help students question and challenge posited "domination," and to undermine the beliefs and practices that are alleged to dominate." Freire, Hooks and Kumashiro are leading educators that have helped define and transform the critical pedagogy approach. Key characteristics for each educator are listed below. Freire: Importance of informal education within and outside the class room is regarded...show more content... In this sense, both Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy authors would argue that by helping to make people more critical in thought and action, progressively minded educators can help to free learners to see the world as it is and to act accordingly EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGY PRACTICES IN TEACHING ANDLEARNING: An examples of critical pedagogy practices in teaching and learning include: Re–examining and re–constructing the whole curriculum of the classroom. The role of the student should be changed from a role of being the object in the classroom to being an active and critical subject (Shor, 1980). Students should undergo a struggle in which they struggle for ownership of themselves, teachers should provide opportunities for this. Processes in the classroom should be set up which enables learners to strive for something different for themselves The teacher should be very involved in these processes of critical pedagogy in the classroom to ensure success Teachers need to help students separate themselves from an unconditional acceptance of the conditions of their existence (Shor, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. example of a critical review PL4S111 Example: Critical Review of a Journal Article Article: Carroll, J. (2002). Play Therapy: the children's views, Child and Family Social Work, 7, pg 177–187 This article is recent, published within a peer–reviewed journal. The author–conducted research is empirical, qualitative and phenomenologically designed, uniquely enabling children to describe their play therapy experiences and identify factors that influence these experiences. The article's title clarifies the project's purpose of eliciting the child's view. However, although Carroll clearly describes how children's experiences should take "centre stage" (p.178), she hears the opinions of the children's therapists first, potentially influencing her questioning of the children...show more content... The accuracy, reliability and comprehensive nature of transcripts is therefore called into question, potentially compromising analysable data. Carroll's semi–structured questioning may encourage reciprocal communication and perhaps formulated in–depth data. However, she also offers leading questions: "was that the best thing about it?" (p.180); "do you think it was helpful playing like that?" (p.184). Such 'closed' questions could elicit yes or no responses, or suggest a preferred response. Due to the lack of full transcripts, the reader cannot ascertain whether other leading questions were used and the impact these had on data gathered. Carroll, as interviewer and data analyst, does not consider this risk. As grounded theory was employed by Carroll, data analysis and findings were based on the categorisation of themes. Although Carroll's data analysis methodology has been deemed appropriate to qualitative research (Strauss, 1997, p. 180), the reader questions whether majority perspectives were favoured over individual for analysis, potentially distorting eventual findings. Carroll outlines categories as a result of her data analysis, providing numerous excerpts from interview transcripts to support her interpretation and analysis of children's perspectives and to add credibility to her assertions and categorisation. However, the excerpts chosen are mainly positive Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Example Of A Critical Review Essay The study consisted of 395 students from the Australian National University studying a first–year psychology course of which 247 were female, 143 male, 4 as other gender, and 1 one was missing. The age of the participants ranged from 17 to 56 years of age (Вµ=19.7, Пѓ=4.6). Participants were recruited through participation in a lab activity, however, all participation was voluntary without the use of incentives. Data was collected with the awareness and informed consent of the participants. This study followed a between–subjects design, and the study itself was quasi–experimental. The variable which was manipulated – the independent variable – was the presence of a childhood imaginary companion. The variables which were measured – the dependent variables – were fantasy proneness and the frequency of self–talk....show more content... The study was completed over the duration of a week by nine classes, each with approximately 30 students and was conducted online. Firstly, the participants read an information sheet which briefly highlighted the study and its procedure. Following this, the participants completed a Creative Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ), designed by Merckelbach, Horselenberg, & Muris (2001). This questionnaire aimed to measure the fantasy proneness of the individual and involved choosing either 'yes' or 'no' to the given 25 questions. Then, the participants completed the Self–Talk Scale developed by Brinthaupt, Hein, & Kramer (2009). This involved 16 questions with the selection of answers 1 (never) to 5 (very often), and was used to assess the frequency of self–talk. The last task to complete was the Imaginary Companion (IC) questionnaire, of which the first part collected demographic information such as age and gender. Proceeding this, a definition of imaginary companion was provided followed by questions relative to imaginary Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Critical Appraisal Essay The purpose of this report is to conduct a critical appraisal of a published article. Carnwell (1997) describes a critical appraisal as an unbiased and balanced scrutiny of the research paper so that both its strengths and weaknesses are highlighted. The focus of the appraisal with be on "Promoting the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; patients and their carer's views" (Caress et al, 2010). The format of the appraisal will be formed around a set of criteria (see appendix 1). The journal looks at the views of patients and their carer's experiences with living the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its causes, how they manage with the symptoms, its progression and what role...show more content... Caress et al (2010) have included literature from as far back as 1968. The literature does offer some epidemiology in relation to cause, distribution and control of the disease with the population but there has been no research literature put forward for discussion. There is also one journal included
  • 18. titles "A descriptive study of meaning of illness in chronic renal disease" it could be argued that this wasn't really relevant to the research being carried out. There has also been no mention of family systems theory as this would have been quite beneficial as it looks at the broader picture and takes into consideration the impact that the disease has on other family members. This could have supported the decision for including family members within the study. Caress et al (2010) successfully obtained ethical approval; they state that "Relevant ethical and institutional/governance was obtained" however there was no mention of who the professional body was that approved them. Beauchamp and Childress (2001) identify four fundamental principles in achieving ethical approval, autonomy, non–maleficence, benefince and justice. Autonomy refers to the individual's right to freely decide if they wish to participate without fear of coercion, Greaney et al (2012) advise that it is also important to give potential participants adequate time to freely decide if they Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. Essay on Criticism Criticism Criticism can be negative or positive; the way it is said may be good or bad. Why do most of us want to avoid giving or receiving criticism? The purpose of criticism is to encourage positive outcomes (what the giver wants). Ideally, it brings balance into our lives, provides us with a basis of comparison, and brings truth, honesty, and intimacy. Hopefully, it gives us honest feedback–a balance of praise and criticism. Do most of us want to know how we are doing? Why do successful business people actually seek out criticism from people they respect? Why do people feel they are unfairly criticized? Are tone of voice, choice of words important? What communication skills...show more content... Know ones skill and weaknesses; ones successes and failures. How does one know when one is doing a good job? Need to have a "feel" so we are not caught off guard. Need to learn to take criticism on the job professionally, and emotion (breathe deeply and slowly). Try to remain impartial. Ask yourself is the criticism is valid. What can we learn? Other factors that color criticism: 1) relationship with the giver of criticism (friends give advice). Why do we resent criticism from in–laws, parents and spouses more than bosses do? 2) Choice of words–how it is given. "I can't believe you would do such a stupid thing." What words make you angry, loud, etc? 3) Style of delivery, sacristy, fast and angry, loud, etc. 4) Timing, and public or private. 5) Other types: beyond your control, aimed at your gender, size, heritage, appearance, etc QUESTIONS: How good are you at staying cool under criticism? (Knots in stomach, anger, etc). How well do you listen when you are criticized? (Rephrase so that you really understand what he/she is saying). How effectively can you organize your thoughts to answer (if you think you should)? How well do we put the criticism in perspective (not life threatening)? Do we brood on it for weeks, months? GIVER OF CRITICISM In many societies a giver of bad news was killed. Is it more difficult to give Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Example Of A Critical Analysis Essay In the process of writing my Critical Research Essay the writing piece consisted of three pieces of evidence. One of the readings/evidence that I used throughout my essay and which spoke to me the most was Robert Smith, Mexican New York: Transitional Lives of New Immigrants. Throughout my high school years, there was not enough information on the history of Mexicans living in the United States and their position in this country. Although this essay was not opinionated based, this reading was able to inform me on new information that I never learned in my previous years in school. It was a reading that not only have I used as part of an essay, but a book that I consider to read for my own use and recommend it to other kids that stand in the same position as me and with the ideas surround throughout the book. It included...show more content... Throughout my critical analysis essay there was an objective tone instead of a subjective tone. This tone helped me write a critical essay in which I included factual evidence and textual analysis towards segmented assimilation which has had a great impact on the lives of young kids who have parents that have a different culture than where they now live in. Instead of including emotions and my own opinion on the situation, I used historical resources, via the web or journals, such as social studies. I also had to include a counterclaim in order to argue anything that can prove my view wrong. This also helped me see whether the evidence I provided was good enough to support my thesis and let everyone see my reasoning for arguing the position I choose. Another important task I had to keep in mind was to make sure I would not quote the authors to much, I wanted to use their ideas to support my thesis, rather than just agreeing on the position they were stating throughout their own Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 21. Example Of Critical Appraisal Data: Client contacted this writer to reschedule his individual session to a different date of next week due to "Not feeeling well". This writer informed client that he is assigned to CDP Gail Moore as he completed Intensive Outpatient treatment program and is attending Outpatient treatment program. CDP Gail Moore 's contact information was provided to client; client was encouraged to contact and reschedule his individual session with CDP Gail Moore. Assessment: Client appears to be not feeling well enough to attend his individual sessin. Plan: CDP Gail Moore will be notified. / HA, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 22. Essay on Critical Thinking The concepts of critical thinking and creative thinking are both gaining increasing importance in the world today. Critical thinking allows people to understand difficult concepts in a manner that is clearer and more defined. They can more readily understand those concepts if they employ critical thinking. In all portions of everyday life, a person is expected to make independent judgments. Those judgments are based on experience and knowledge. Without the ability to think critically, every situation that a person comes across would have to be considered in isolation from all other situations. When a person encounters a problem that is a new one, he or she may be able to use critical thinking to solve those problems. One...show more content... Critical thinking also helps in decision–making. Both problem solving and decision–making abilities are vital to a prosperous business. Persons who are critical thinkers can make a difference in the companies in which they are employed. Today?s corporations must first recognize that there is a real need for critical thinkers. It is important for both the top management down the line. Critical thinking must be taught and built in to the way the company or organization performs its business. In fact, companies and organizations must embrace the concept of critical thinking. Critical thinking can lead to success story after success story. This type of impact gives any company or organization credibility. According to Supon, one of the fundamental purposes of teaching critical thinking is to enhance the abilities of students to become critical thinkers. Corporate leaders, educational researchers, employers, and parents have continually pushed teachers to assist their students in the development of critical thinking ability. Critical thinking is a skill that ?involved not only knowledge of content by also concept formation and analysis, reasoning and drawing conclusions, recognizing and avoiding contradiction, and other essential cognitive activities? (Supon, 1998). There are proposed reasons for the emphasis that is currently on critical thinking. Many factors can be related to this emphasis. They include the societal factors of economic shifts Get more content on HelpWriting.net