1. The document reflects on progress made by a group of students called the "Community of Thinkers" in developing their critical thinking skills. 2. The group has gone through five steps so far: forming the group, joining an online forum, experiencing initial confusion, re-thinking their strategy, and discussing plans for future papers and building synergy within the team. 3. Critical thinking is presented as an intellectual skill that can be learned and improved, helping to uncover bias and allowing one to change viewpoints as ideas are re-examined. The group aims to continue cultivating their critical thinking abilities.

1. REFLECTION ONPROGRESS: “Start off on The Right Foot ” Roza by Rasha Anthony Magda “Well begun is half done”(Aristotle) “A thoughtful plan addressing critical issues makes any project easier and produces better results”

2. A: “Critical Thinkers” distinguish between fact and opinion; ask questions; make detailed observation; uncover assumptions and define their terms and make assertions based on sound logic and solid evidences Ellis, D (1997) Becoming a Master Student Q: SOWHAT DOES IT BRING TO THE TABLE?

3. Q: HOW HAS IT ALLSTARTED ? THE STEPS

4. rasha roza STEP1 GROUPFORMATION magda 9 anthony Community of Thinkers

5. STEP2 JOINING THE FORUM

6. BRYANIS ISSUING FIRST PAPERS ON MOTIVATION STEP3 CONFUSION CONFUSION CONFUSION CONFUSION CONFUSION CONFUSION JKKKKKKKKKKKKK N

7. Motivation STEP4 Reliability Quotations ? Objective ? Samplenot big enough ! Quantitative Techniques Validity ! Academic Paper Statistics trash hypothesis Journal References No Evidence ! ? Theory Focus Groups Phenomenological Approach ! DISCUSION IN CLASS

8. RE- THINKING OUR STRATEGY LET’S GO! STEP5 1.DISCUSIONABOUTNEXTPAPERS 2. CREATION OF SYNERGYIN THE TEAM

9. COMMUNITY OFTHINKERS

10. HARVESTINGTHEFRUITOFPROGRESS Difficult to Reach Fruit Reflection Middle Fruit Critical Thinking Degree Of Complexity Low Hanging Fruit Problem Solving, Decision Making Ground Fruit Logic & Intuition

11. BUT WHYARE WE DOINGTHIS ? Critical thinking helps us to uncover bias, it is a path to freedom form half-truths, prejudice & deception. It creates thewillingnessto change one’s point of views as we continue to examine & re-examineideas that may seem obvious (Ellis, 1997) Critical Thinking is an intellectual skill that can (must) be learned and IMPROVED

12. thank You Magda lived …..