Paul Fieldsend DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING Be able to critically assess own beliefs, attitudes and value systems THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BELIEFS, VALUE AND ATTITUDES Beliefs, attitudes and values are three little words that have and make a massive impact on who we are as individuals, who we are as people, and even how the world is viewed by ourselves and others. A belief is something that individuals or groups think, such as believing in a god. Where a Value would be the living life in the ways a religion expects, this value will be made from the belief that the person or group has in their God. The attitude towards this would be the feelings, beliefs and behaviour tendencies towards this, for example praying, reading the holy book, …show more content…
That said the thief maybe a first and one time offender and has other issues I do not know about so my attitude towards that is based on a very stereotypical generalisation, as it is something I would not do. However the fact that I would not do it shows that my attitude toward not stealing is a positive one. It is possible though that our own attitudes can be so strong that we become ignorant to other peoples values, opinions and needs. A strong attitude is often referred to as a value, where as an attitude with little significance or importance, are often described as opinions. Beliefs, values, attitudes and the impact on my behaviour. There are just several beliefs, Values and attitudes that I hold that impact on my behaviour, not just to the way I act towards my everyday tasks, but also the way I act around my team and my customers/clients and suppliers. The first is manners, I believe that people should treat others the way they wish to be treated themselves, so regardless of the situation I am always polite, courteous and professional in my approach. The value I hold regarding customers and clients, they are king and without them there would be no us as a company. I believe my team are the most important factor within our branch, so they are consulted about any major decisions we implement, just because I think it is a great idea to change something doesn’t necessarily mean that it is, after all my
Before determining what is the difference between beliefs, attitudes and values. You must firstly acknowledge what they are.
After reading " CLUES to Critical Thinking" in chapter 5, I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to allow Law enforcements to strip search an arrested individual who had only committed a minor offense. The Fourth Amendment clearly states that, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. Unreasonable can be defined as not guided by or based on good sense, which in this case, strip searching an individual for a minor offense can be seen as unreasonable. The only time a cop should be able to strip search you is when the officer has a reasonable suspicion that you are either carrying contraband or an illegal weapon, that is what strip searches are for. It is not
Beliefs are steeped in our past histories, habits and traditions, and are thus constrained by individual experiences and not as adaptable to new situations. Alternatively, if you use values to make decisions, those decisions will align with the future you want to experience. Values transcend both contexts and experiences. Therefore, they can be used for making tough decisions in complex situations that have not yet been experienced. As a result, values provide a more flexible mode of decision-making than beliefs.
After learning studying the technics from Unit 2 on improving critical thinking skills, I feel that I have devised a plan to help me through this process. The steps in the lesson that include using wasted time and asking specific questions, planning to handle one problem per day, and internalize intellectual standards and having clarity and understanding about devising a game plan has helped me put the changes into action. Keeping a journal and trying to practice intellectual strategies are all part of my plan to improve my thinking.
When a person, such as Ryan, is considering applying to a college or university there can be many psychological factors that can play a part in determining your actions. The things you become exposed to, assumptions about people, and your motivations are all attributing to our life decisions.
The Purpose of this paper is to apply the 10 steps developed by (Browne & Keeley, 2010) and I will apply those methods on the following memo. A memo was drafted by Ms. Mary Ford (personal communication, January 30, 2012) who is Director of Amalgamated Public Employees Union (APEU) Local No. 121 to Mr. Hector Fuentes the President of APEU Local No. 121 on the issue on New Mexico State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Outsourcing, proposed by the New Mexico Governor Gloria Gainor. This is response memo to the Governor’s (personal communication, October 20, 2011) letter informing the APEU Local No. 121 the intent to
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.
In today’s current school systems, the question of whether or not schools are correctly teaching students the right curriculum is coming up for debate. In the Article,"Teaching Critical Thinking by Marcia Clemmitt, she goes into extensive research of the U.S. Department of Education’s crisis of standardized testing. Most learning activities include standardized testing which lacks many students to express creative and critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as the examination and evaluation of ideas, events and arguments in their contexts which introduces students to interrogate assumptions and identifying biases (Clemmitt)Pure critical thinking involves investigating a text more than just memorizing, but to apply theirself in other ways of techniques, meaning schools should stimulate more analytical methods of teaching. This would not only free students from a sheltered test culture,but will allow students to think in a deeper,more passionate way than before.
Utilize critical thinking to find facts, think through issues, and solve complex resource, personnel, training and OFS and RS mission problems. Continue to expand my military-technical knowledge, moral-ethical, and political-cultural fields and be a steward of my profession. Consistently use sound judgment to form sound opinions, and make reliable estimates, and sensible decisions. Maintain my self control, balance and stability when interacting with
Dixie: Amanda, I agree with you that in making personal decisions that I use critical thinking most of the time. It take me time to decide what I want and how the outcome will be. I find that if I don’t use critical thinking the outcome could be way different. Does it take you a long time to make a decision?
The first four stages of critical thinking development are, the unreflective thinker, the challenged thinker, the beginning thinker, and the practicing thinker. When it comes to the unreflective thinker, "we are unaware of significant problems in our thinking" (Paul & Elder, 2012 P.28). An unreflective thinker doesn't question their beliefs or decisions, due to the fact that they lack intellectual standards. The unreflective thinker does not realize that they are lacking skills. Egocentric tendencies play a dominant role in this type of thinking for the reason that, they lack skills and motivation to notice how self-centered and prejudice they are. The next stage is the challenged thinker, meaning "that we become aware of problems in our
The issue I have chosen that concerns my core program is the necessity of a Certification. Currently in the United States it is not required in all 50 states that a surgical technologist be certified.
Improving one’s thinking is one key to becoming a quality critical thinker and is accomplished through a series of elements of reasoning and quality standards for evaluating all thinking processes (Celuch & Slama, 1999). According to Merriam-Webster (n.d.), standards are models or examples that are used to measure; therefore critical thinking and reasoning are measured by intellectual models or criteria. For instance, clarity of thinking refers to points that are easy to follow due to being explained well so that it is clearly understood (The Intellectual Standards, 2014). In so much, critical thinking requires the purpose or goal to be clearly and precisely stated so that there is no confusion and the purpose will result in success (Paul & Elder, 2012). For example, important questions involving clarity might involve elaborating on the subject, giving illustrations or examples, or expressing the thought in a different way (Paul & Elder, 2012). Another standard of thinking is relevance which means that each thought is important and that it makes a difference in the overall thought process (The Intellectual Standards, 2014). According to Paul & Elder (2012), if it directly relates and makes a difference on the issue, it is relevant. Using information and data that supports and makes a difference in the final outcome of an issue is an example of relevant information. Relevance questions to ask in the thinking process are if this information relates to the problem, does it
Kids these days do not understand the concept of critical thinking. When they are in Elementary school they are spoon fed everything they need to know and are not expected to use critical thinking in their day to day lives. Even in high school, kids today will just memorize the information they need for tests and once they have written it they forget it all. They are getting less and less prepared for the real world as they do not learn transferable skills such as, critical thinking. From the moment these kids step into the world of education to the second they leave high school they are taught basic necessities including math and English, but they are missing key elements like to think critically and how to do taxes. Critical thinking allows kids to be able to apply what they learn in their lives outside of school. By learning this, kids can not only learn, but also expand on what they learn and actively use it in their lives. After all, that is what critical thinking is; to be able to think critically and be able to use what they know in the real world. It allows people to be successful in a variety of ways in their life.
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and wisely, it is important whatever someone chooses to do in their life’s and careers. Critical thinking skills are not narrowed to a particular field. Being capable to think well and solve problems in any order is a benefit for any career. It can also be much profound by understanding of how you yourself think — how you make decision, what logical errors you are likely to suffer from that may influence your conclusions. However, critical thinking is not being taught effectively to students. Students struggle using critical thinking skills in a logical and meaningful level. Colleges need to teach students critical thinking in order to educate students adequately and lead them to the right path.