Answer To: Student Assessment Task BSBCRT511 Develop critical thinking in others Student Name: Student Number:...
Sandeep answered on Feb 02 2022
Case Study – WORLDUCATION
Human is a highly social and thinking being with ability to critically and creatively analyse situations not seen in another creature on the earth.
Thinking is defined as voluntary action of using one’s mind to generate ideas (stupid, eccentric or intelligent), decision (rational or insane), memories (sweet or bitter), opinion (Strong or weak), and judgement.
There are basically 7 branches of thinking
Critical thinking
Analytical thinking
Creative thinking
Abstract thinking
Concrete thinking
Convergent thinking
Divergent thinking
Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is self-directed process by which we take deliberate steps to think at highest level of quality.
Creative Thinking
Creative thinking is described as:
• making and communicating connections;
• Thinking and experiencing in various ways;
• thinking of new and unusual possibilities; and
• giving guidance in generating and selecting alternatives.
Both type of thinking use High order thinking skills.
According to Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (1956)—a cross-disciplinary model for developing higher-order thinking in students—learning how to think critically involves the mastery of six increasingly complex cognitive skills: knowledge (i.e., possession of specific facts or pieces of information), comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. See sidebar for details.
Bloom’s Taxonomy conceives critical thinking mastery as a sequential process, that is, one cannot move to the next cognitive tier without successfully negotiating the previous level. Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Objectives classifies a number of skills which can be used to teach critical thinking. ... It seems to suggest that the Lower Order Thinking Skills (remember, understand and apply) must be acquired before the Higher Order Thinking Skills (analyse, evaluate and create)
can be learnt .
Barry Beyer critical thinking means making clear, reasoned judgments. During the process of critical thinking, ideas should be reasoned, well thought out, and judged. Critical thinking is not making decisions or solving problems. It is not the same as reflective thinking, creative thinking, or conceptualizing. Each of these other types of thinking serves a specific purpose. We solve problems when we encounter an obstacle to a preferred condition. We engage in creative or conceptual thinking to invent or improve things. Critical thinking serves a purpose quite different from these other types of thinking.
E. Paul Torrance - People prefer to learn creatively – by exploring, questioning, experimenting, manipulating, re-arranging things, testing and modifying, listening, looking, feeling – and then thinking about it – incubating. You need courage to be creative. Just as soon as you have a new idea, you are a minority of one. And being a minority of one is uncomfortable – it takes courage! Torrence words .Don’t waste a lot of expensive energy in trying to do things for which you have little ability or love. People prefer to learn creatively – by exploring, questioning, experimenting, manipulating, re-arranging things, testing and modifying, listening, looking, feeling – and then thinking about it – incubating. Don’t be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit, and enjoy your greatest strengths.
Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework
Critical thinking is that mode of thinking – about any subject, content, or problem — in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skilfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking. The Paul-Elder framework has three components:
· The elements of thought (reasoning)
· The intellectual standards that should be applied to the elements of reasoning
· The intellectual traits associated with a cultivated critical thinker that result from the consistent and disciplined application of the intellectual standards to the elements of thought
Five characteristics of critical and creative thinking :
Features of critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation -
The seven key feature of Critical thinking are as below: Critical thinking refers to process of actively analysing, assessing, synthesizing, evaluating and reflecting on info gathered from observation, experience, or communication. Thinking in clear, logical, reasoned and reflective manner to solve problem or make decision.
Formal and informal learning are two opposing learning styles. One is pragmatic and organized. The other, casual and unstructured. When we compare formal and informal learning, both have very different methods of delivery.
Formal learning methods
1. Face-to-face
A more traditional delivery method, but still ubiquitous, formal learning takes place face-to-face or in a classroom-like setting. Popular as it adds a level of immediate interactivity, face-to-face training like seminars, coaching, and on-the-job training, does have its drawbacks though. It’s expensive and time-consuming to run, and your learners often have to miss full days of work to do the training.
Online training
Done with the help of a learning management system, online training delivery has become the new norm for businesses looking to deliver a formalized learning strategy .
Informal learning methods
As informal learning is organic and unplanned, it’s more difficult to identify tangible ways it is used within your organization. However, it’s important to note that informal learning is already happening in your business. You just might not be aware of it.
Coaching your workforce on critical thinking takes time, as there are different skills needed throughout the process. For the highest priority tasks, ask them to launch the five-step approach to solve a problem that they’re facing.
1. Ask basic questions when you set out to solve a problem.
2. Collect all information needed to prove your hypothesis.
3. Question underlying assumptions and examine accepted beliefs.
4. Evaluate all existing evidence and be open to revising your hypothesis.
5. Develop conclusions based on data and present recommendations.
Drawing conclusions is the final and most crucial part of critical thinking.
Critical thinking in the workplace:
· Analysing and explaining risks
· Designing and implementing new initiatives or solutions
· Allocating resources
· Anticipating and preventing errors
· Using and managing information systems
· Assessing opportunities
· Developing data security protocols
· Evolving long term goals and plans
· Communicating effectively with team members
· Evaluating customer service
Safe critical thinking environment:
All opinions matter
Diversity is valued and celebrated
All stakeholders are considered
Creativity is encouraged
Free from bias and conflict of interest
Encourages collaboration and communication
Sets a tone of risk-taking
Fosters innovation
Promotes learning and teaching
2. Assess critical thinking
About the organisation
Worlducation is a social start up + Commercial intent that manufactures tablet computers for primary school students. Boasting of highly competitive team which combines synergies of hardware and software to create content and activities to better engage and educate the students in schools. Incorporating modern data analytical tools and AI/Machine learning technology they want to create optimal path learning experience for students. They focus only on B2B instead of mass movement via B2C. Also, this helped the sales team focus on larger orders (economies of scale) and minimised day-to-day clutter of complaints that could arise from supplying to individual customer’s .Helps every child learns how to read and write – a world without illiteracy. Founded in 2016 and having sold over 35K tablets in 2019 to 550 or more schools in 23 countries plus increase revenue in hardware sales and software subscription.
Critical thinking within the organisation
The whole idea of social start up top educate the students through online classroom medium and supplying digital content is innovative and requires critical and creative thinking. It require making use of cutting edge technologies to find solutions to society problem of educating all the children wherever they are .They have made this problem as their motto
Vision - Worlducation envisions a world where every child learns how to read and write – a world without illiteracy.
Mission Statement -To be the change and facilitate a world without illiteracy by changing the way children learn at school and the number of schools that have access to technology.
Our values are:
· Ethical principles
· Innovation
· Collaboration
Strategic Objective:
· Ensure that all financial operations, performance indicators and results support the strategic
Policies.
· Identify new and expand existing sources of revenue and ways to help more classrooms in need.
· Achieve profits of at least 10% per annum.
· Strengthening the skills of our people, to better support customer needs
· Empowering innovation and responsiveness to change
· Continuing to enhance the diversity of our workforce
· Exploring the use of technology in human resources.
In the past, critical thinking has been valued but not formally recognised. Teams have often met to
Brainstorm, problem solve and innovate – but this has been done ad hoc and unplanned manner not due to conviction or purpose in process.
The Management and CEO has made it a priority to address the critical thinking skills & incorporate formal critical thinking culture in the organisation.
In order to inculcate habit of thinking creative Employee training and development policy is drafted. The salient feature of this policy is
· Aims to help employees extend their knowledge
· Acquire new skills to do their jobs better
· Employees to feel confident and achieve success.
· Individual and Corporate in-house training programs and other training needs
· Employees to be taught to apply theoretical knowledge to their work problems/issues.
Barriers to critical thinking:
· Different language spoken by teams due to geographical locations spread
· Different time zones make it impossible to conduct meeting of staff to promote thinking
· Fast decision making not possible due to centralised power
· Coordination between various function is lacking
Critical thinking within your team
CEO has made it a priority to address the critical thinking skills in the organisation to deal with the changing economic, socio and Macro level environment due to Covid-19 and take advantage of opportunities emerging like online classroom learning would increase demand from B2C segment. Each manager must address critical thinking in their team. As a start, the Sales and Marketing team completed professional development...