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TheRangeofSkillsandPersonalQualitiesthatInfluencetheDevelopmentofCriticalThinkinginEducationIntroductionAccordingtoSternberg(1987,p.5),criticalthinkingisdefinedas“thementalprocesses,strategiesandrepresentationspeopleusetosolveproblems,makedecisionsandlearnnewconcepts”.Theinformationprovidedshouldbequestionedsoitcanbethoughtaboutandconsideredproperlyinorderthatbeliefscanbeformedwhentherearegoodreasons.Inadditiontothis,itfollowsthatquestioningisaveryimportantcomponentindevelopingcriticalthinkingskills.AccordingtoCrete&Kuncel(2008),successfulstudyskillsaretheresultofusingtime,resourcesandsuitablestrategiesandmethods.Note-takingAsstatedinCottrell(2017),notetakingisworthwhiletodo.Itenablesinformationtoberecordedthatisspecifictothereadersneedratherthaneverythinginthetext.However,Cottrell(2017)alsosuggeststhatthenote-takingshouldbeselectiveandnotrecordedjustbecausetheinformationisofinteresttothereader.AccordingtoChatfield(2018),note-takinghelpsthereaderwiththeirownjudgementandthoughtsandallowscriticalthinkingofwhathasbeenread.Itaidsorganisationofthetextanditisimportanttorecordthedetailsofthesourcesothatitcanbefoundeasilyandthedetailsaretheretorecordandcitewhenworkisbeingprepared.Note-takingcanbeimportantasitisanadvantageouswaytolearnandunderstandinformation.Itaidsinrememberingandunderstandingandcontributestothecollationofinformation.TimemanagementThereislotsofinformationandliteraturediscussingtimemanagementandtheadvantagesofit.AccordingtoClayton(2012),inordertohaveeffectivetimemanagementskills,anindividualwillneedtohaveapositiveattitudetoallowthemtogetthingsaccomplished.Additionally,itisimportanttohaveagoodlifebalancebetweenworkandnormalactivitiessuchasspendingtimewiththefamily.Thiswillallowtheindividualtotakecontroloftheirtime.Clayton(2012)alsostateshowitisessentialtohaveprioritiesandsetrealisticgoalsinordertocompleteworkinthetimegiven.Similarly,Tracy(2012)alsoagreesthatsettinggoalsiseffective.Alsoshebelievesthatgivingyourselfagoodamountoftimetocompletetheworkwillresultinachievingmuchhighersuccess.Itisimportanttoavoidtakingshortcutsandisvitaltosetyourselftimeinordertobecomesuccessful.Thesuccesscouldendupbecomingapositiveaddition(Tracy,2012).Overallthisisaneffectiveskillforthedevelopmentofcriticalthinking.ConclusionIndividuallytheseskillsandqualitiesareusefultools,howeverwhenutilisedtogethertheyproveinvaluableindevelopingabeneficialandconstructiveapproachtocriticalthinking.(Source:StoryboardThat,2022Googlesearch)SharonPearson,2219707,ECGE4005PGroupworkGroupworkincriticalthinkingisawellresearchedareaineducationalresearch(Fung&Liang,2019).Itprovidestheopportunitytolistentocriticismsandgainnewperspectives.Indeed,BrandlerAndRoman(2016)statethatgroupmemberscanhelpandcomplimenteachotherprovidingeverygroupmemberrespectstheopinionsandthoughtsoftheothermembers.Memberswillagreeanddisagreewhichprovesbeneficialtoallparties.Talkingtoeachotherhonestly,communicatingopenly,problem-solvingandsupportingeachothertofindanoutcomethattheycanallagreeon.Inturn,itcanhelptoencourageindividualstohavemoreconfidenceintheirownviewsandthinking.(Source:TheHanenCentre,2022Googlesearch)ReferenceListBrandler,S&Roman,C,P(2016)GroupWork:Skills&StrategiesforEffectiveInterventions.3rded.NewYorkandLondon:RoutledgeTaylor&FrancisGroup.Chatfield,T.(2018)CriticalThinking.1sted.London:SAGEPublicationsLtd.Clayton,M.(2012)BrilliantTimeManagement:Whatthemostproductivepeopleknow,doandsay.1sted.London:PearsonBusiness.Cottrell,S.(2017)CriticalThinkingSkills:effectiveanalysis,argumentandreflection.3rded.London:REDGlobePressCrede,M.&Kuncel,N.R.(2008)Studyhabits,skillsandattitudes.Thethirdpillarsupportingcollegiateacademicperformance.PerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,3,38.http://doi:10.111/j.1745-6924.2008.00089.xSageJournals(2008)Accessed26/09/2022Fung,D,C,L.&Liang,T,W.(2019)FosteringCriticalThinkingThroughCollaborativeGroupWork:InsightsfromHongKong.Singapore:SpringerNatureSingaporePteLtd.Sternberg,R.(1987)‘CriticalThinking:Whatcanitbe?’AnalyticTeaching,8(1),pp.5-6.Accessed25/09/2022URL:journal.viterbo.edu/index.php/at/article/view/403/197StoryboardThat.(2022)Availableathttps://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/critical-thinking-skills(Accessed:26thSeptember2022)TheHanenCentre.(2022)Availableathttp://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Early-Literacy-Corner/Critical-Thinking.aspx(Accessed:28thSeptember2022)Tracy,B.(2012)Eatthatfrog!:21Greatwaystostopprocrastinatingandgetmoredoneinlesstime.3rded.
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