Short Answer Responses

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APA template Jaclyn R. Herrera El Paso Community College Valle Verde Campus Education 1300/Academic Excellence Hector Zubia, Jr. M.Ed. December 6th , 2012 Abstract Short answer responses, due December 6, 2012. I responded to questions one through five using my education 1300 peak performance book. In these short answers I discuss the attributes of a critical thinker, bad habits and how I plan to change them, strategies I use to develop a strong rapport in an interview, ten habits of a peak performer and how I use these habits in my life, and ten essential elements of a career portfolio. Short answer responses 1. Critical thinking is a logical, rational, systematic thought process necessary for understanding, analyzing and evaluating information in order to solve a problem. Some attributes to being a critical thinker are knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Knowledge helps with recognizing, identifying facts, completing objective tests, and recognizing terms and information. Comprehension is used to demonstrate that you understand the material, application is how you apply what you have learned to new situations, analysis is how you break apart ideas and relate them to other things, this also includes, answering questions, identifying assumptions, and analyzing values. Synthesis is when you build off of what you have learned by looking for interconnections, creating and def3nding a position, and developing creative ideas and new perspectives. Then there is evaluation is more or less criticism, forming judgments and conclusions this also includes seeing the pros and cons of things also seeing advantages and disadvantages to things. Five ways to improve critical thinking skills include having a positive attitude, asking questions, using creativity, seeing all sides of an issue, and using reasoning. 2. Three bad
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