WGU C168 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
◉ Breadth. Answer: Reasoning that considers issues from all
relevant viepoints. It always involves more as opposed to less.
◉ Logic. Answer: Reasoning that is ordered, supported, makes sense
in a coherent and combined way and is also free of contradictions
◉ Significance. Answer: Reasoning that recognizes the order of
importance of something
◉ Fairness. Answer: Reasoning that is justified
◉ Socratic questioning. Answer: A systematic, disciplined approach
to asking questions aimed at assessing truth
◉ Questions of fact. Answer: Have definitive answers, only one
correct answer, evidence and reasoning within single system, serve
as basis of knowledge
,◉ Questions of preference. Answer: Have a range of potential
answers, which reflect personal and subjective views on a topic
◉ Questions of judgement. Answer: More than one answer, with
some better than others, competing answers, evidence and
reasoning within multiple systems
◉ Dimensions of Decision-Making. Answer: Figure out, and regularly
rearticulate, your most fundamental goals, purposes, and needs.
Take problems and decisions one-by-one.
Figure out the implications of alternatives.
Figure out the information you need and seek it.
Draw reasonable inferences from the information you analyze and
interpret.
Figure out long- and short-term options and limitations (time,
money, power).
Consider pros and cons of options.
Be strategic in your decision-making.
Monitor the implications of your actions and shift strategy if need
be.
◉ Dimensions of Problem-Solving. Answer: Figure out and regularly
reevaluate your goals, purposes, and needs.
Identify your problems explicitly, then analyze them.
, Figure out the information you need, and actively seek that
information.
Carefully analyze, interpret, and evaluate the information you
collect.
Figure out your options for action and evaluate them.
Adopt a strategic approach to the problem, and follow through on
that strategy.
When you act, monitor the implications of your action as they begin
to emerge.
◉ Two components in strategic thinking. Answer: Identification.
Recognizing when your thinking is irrational or flawed. Intellectual
action.
Engaging and challenging your own thinking.
◉ Intellectual action requires figuring out. Answer: 1) what is going
on in a situation;
2) options for action;
3) a justification for choosing an option;
4) ways to reduce the impact of irrational thinking.
◉ Mill's Methods of Determining Causation. Answer: Common factor,
Single difference, Concomitant variation, Process of elimination
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
◉ Breadth. Answer: Reasoning that considers issues from all
relevant viepoints. It always involves more as opposed to less.
◉ Logic. Answer: Reasoning that is ordered, supported, makes sense
in a coherent and combined way and is also free of contradictions
◉ Significance. Answer: Reasoning that recognizes the order of
importance of something
◉ Fairness. Answer: Reasoning that is justified
◉ Socratic questioning. Answer: A systematic, disciplined approach
to asking questions aimed at assessing truth
◉ Questions of fact. Answer: Have definitive answers, only one
correct answer, evidence and reasoning within single system, serve
as basis of knowledge
,◉ Questions of preference. Answer: Have a range of potential
answers, which reflect personal and subjective views on a topic
◉ Questions of judgement. Answer: More than one answer, with
some better than others, competing answers, evidence and
reasoning within multiple systems
◉ Dimensions of Decision-Making. Answer: Figure out, and regularly
rearticulate, your most fundamental goals, purposes, and needs.
Take problems and decisions one-by-one.
Figure out the implications of alternatives.
Figure out the information you need and seek it.
Draw reasonable inferences from the information you analyze and
interpret.
Figure out long- and short-term options and limitations (time,
money, power).
Consider pros and cons of options.
Be strategic in your decision-making.
Monitor the implications of your actions and shift strategy if need
be.
◉ Dimensions of Problem-Solving. Answer: Figure out and regularly
reevaluate your goals, purposes, and needs.
Identify your problems explicitly, then analyze them.
, Figure out the information you need, and actively seek that
information.
Carefully analyze, interpret, and evaluate the information you
collect.
Figure out your options for action and evaluate them.
Adopt a strategic approach to the problem, and follow through on
that strategy.
When you act, monitor the implications of your action as they begin
to emerge.
◉ Two components in strategic thinking. Answer: Identification.
Recognizing when your thinking is irrational or flawed. Intellectual
action.
Engaging and challenging your own thinking.
◉ Intellectual action requires figuring out. Answer: 1) what is going
on in a situation;
2) options for action;
3) a justification for choosing an option;
4) ways to reduce the impact of irrational thinking.
◉ Mill's Methods of Determining Causation. Answer: Common factor,
Single difference, Concomitant variation, Process of elimination
