In the following paper I will summarize the article "Critical Thinking Crucial to Global Success" written by A Chaedar Alwasilah (2002, May.2).Throughout the paper I will be discussing how the author dealt with the following critical thinking elements: Perception, Assumption, Emotion, Language, Argument, Fallacy, logic, issue/problem and resolution. ... Chaedar then gives his perception of the issue at hand is that of "It is the teacher, not the technology that matters most". ... It is also his perception that language is the medium of other school subjects, a tool for thinking, and a tool of...

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Critical Thinking/Forces of Influence Problems and conflict in organizations stem from differences - differences of opinion, differences in thinking, differences in needs and differences in values. ... One key element in building effective organizational partnerships is the creation of critical thinking processes and systems that encourage people to work through conflicts and to use them to build better partnerships. As leaders encourage high performance organizations they also need to design critical thinking systems that encourage that can be an effective tool in dealing with day-to-day s...

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A carefully managed group work will encourage critical thinking and active discussion compared to a traditional teacher-centered classroom that focused on drilling and memorisation of facts. According to Vygotsky (1978), children first develop lower mental functions such as simple perceptions, associative learning, and involuntary attention; however, through social interactions with more knowledgeable others, such as more advanced peers and adults, children eventually develop higher mental functions such as language, counting, problem solving skills, voluntary attention, and memory schemas. .....

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Dewey believed that teaching becomes a "social stigma instead of an honor" when student and teacher thinking is done with " uniformity as well as conformity- (Dewey, 1959, p.135). ... Conversely, the goal of critical literacy is to make students aware of who obtains and possesses power, allowing the students to question their world (Freire, 1970; Macedo, 1994). ... When used effectively a journal can indicate student's "perceptions and attitudes" and how they change as a result of the inquiry process (Hoffman, 1993). Regardless of the tool used to promote student reflection, it is crit...

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