106 midterm
why is it so hard to define critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔-abstract & idealized
-hard to assess in any single test, especially a national standardized one
-it takes time
-it's social
-although c.t. is difficult to define, we should still aim toward it as a goal
DSRP - correct answer ✔✔-Distinctions
-Systems
-Relationships
-Perspectives
Plagiarism and its varieties: - correct answer ✔✔-sample A: verbatim, word for word copy, no respect
given to where it was taken
-sample B: same content, diff order
-sample C: mosaic plagiarism, taking bits & pieces
Ethical behavior: is the enviro research adding to our knowledge? - correct answer ✔✔-do the research
carefully, thoroughly, & evenhandedly -maintain an open mind ab the outcome of the research
-conduct your research in such a way that the finding honestly & objectively reflect your true sense of
the evidence
-report your findings to others in a clear, honest, & transparent manner
describe critical thinking: - correct answer ✔✔-the intellectually disciplined process of actively &
skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, &/or evaluating info gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection,
reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief & action
,why assess critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔-more complex problems
-teaches ppl not to take something at 1st glance
-education = important
Derek cabrera (who, and what does he think about critical thinking) - correct answer ✔✔teaches in Ivy
League schools, entrepreneur, claims that there are 60 mill. lessons that go on every day. critical
thinking is universal & hard wires. the education system is getting in the way of c.t.
How did each of the 3 perspectives (news, academic, activist) explain the drivers of wildlife trade of slow
loris? - correct answer ✔✔ABC News:
-evidence: use experts, youtube stats, pictures
-agenda: casually indulging in something = dangerous
-drivers: "cuteness" - quick & superficial
Academic:
-evidence: behind the scenes, talking to the locals, footage
-agenda: want to publicize findings
-multiple drivers, don't know enough ab which drivers are most important
Activist:
-evidence: tickling --> torture (videos), had an actor narrate
-agenda: sign the pledge, pet trade
-driver = ppl's ignorance & ignorance of animal suffering
What are the drivers of the wildlife trade? - correct answer ✔✔SE Asia: to eat, for medicine
Latin America: biomedical, pharm. trade
Africa: culture, religion
Case Study: Nike - correct answer ✔✔-by thinking ab the case study critically,
, Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program may not be as enviro. friendly as it intends to be
-problems from the transportation & recycling process especially if considered from a global perspective
in which all facets of enviro
impacts are included
In Peter Greene's 2015 "Why Critical Thinking Will Never Be on the Test," in the Huffington Post, what
did Greene mean when he called
critical thinking the great white whale of education? - correct answer ✔✔-reference to Moby Dick
-always looking for it but never find it
What are some of the rules for doing research in environmental studies?
And why do these rules exist in the first place? - correct answer ✔✔-working w human participants by
getting voluntary participation
-thinking ab the ethical issues of:
-knowledge, power, consent, logistic, change over time
-there are research ethics & protocols in place for good reasons (Nazi & Tuskegee as worst case exs.,)
but not always such black-&-white
exs. of misconduct.
-ethical research design can be hard to put into practice, needs constant attention & adjustments
Environmentalists need to do research to protect .... - correct answer ✔✔1. our potential human
subjects
2. our potential colleagues
3. policymakers & public at large
4. our environmentalists
why aren't ethics and laws the same? - correct answer ✔✔ethics are broader & more informal than laws
what did the Bajau people case study show us - correct answer ✔✔1. ethical considerations are not as
black & white as they may seem
why is it so hard to define critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔-abstract & idealized
-hard to assess in any single test, especially a national standardized one
-it takes time
-it's social
-although c.t. is difficult to define, we should still aim toward it as a goal
DSRP - correct answer ✔✔-Distinctions
-Systems
-Relationships
-Perspectives
Plagiarism and its varieties: - correct answer ✔✔-sample A: verbatim, word for word copy, no respect
given to where it was taken
-sample B: same content, diff order
-sample C: mosaic plagiarism, taking bits & pieces
Ethical behavior: is the enviro research adding to our knowledge? - correct answer ✔✔-do the research
carefully, thoroughly, & evenhandedly -maintain an open mind ab the outcome of the research
-conduct your research in such a way that the finding honestly & objectively reflect your true sense of
the evidence
-report your findings to others in a clear, honest, & transparent manner
describe critical thinking: - correct answer ✔✔-the intellectually disciplined process of actively &
skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, &/or evaluating info gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection,
reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief & action
,why assess critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔-more complex problems
-teaches ppl not to take something at 1st glance
-education = important
Derek cabrera (who, and what does he think about critical thinking) - correct answer ✔✔teaches in Ivy
League schools, entrepreneur, claims that there are 60 mill. lessons that go on every day. critical
thinking is universal & hard wires. the education system is getting in the way of c.t.
How did each of the 3 perspectives (news, academic, activist) explain the drivers of wildlife trade of slow
loris? - correct answer ✔✔ABC News:
-evidence: use experts, youtube stats, pictures
-agenda: casually indulging in something = dangerous
-drivers: "cuteness" - quick & superficial
Academic:
-evidence: behind the scenes, talking to the locals, footage
-agenda: want to publicize findings
-multiple drivers, don't know enough ab which drivers are most important
Activist:
-evidence: tickling --> torture (videos), had an actor narrate
-agenda: sign the pledge, pet trade
-driver = ppl's ignorance & ignorance of animal suffering
What are the drivers of the wildlife trade? - correct answer ✔✔SE Asia: to eat, for medicine
Latin America: biomedical, pharm. trade
Africa: culture, religion
Case Study: Nike - correct answer ✔✔-by thinking ab the case study critically,
, Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program may not be as enviro. friendly as it intends to be
-problems from the transportation & recycling process especially if considered from a global perspective
in which all facets of enviro
impacts are included
In Peter Greene's 2015 "Why Critical Thinking Will Never Be on the Test," in the Huffington Post, what
did Greene mean when he called
critical thinking the great white whale of education? - correct answer ✔✔-reference to Moby Dick
-always looking for it but never find it
What are some of the rules for doing research in environmental studies?
And why do these rules exist in the first place? - correct answer ✔✔-working w human participants by
getting voluntary participation
-thinking ab the ethical issues of:
-knowledge, power, consent, logistic, change over time
-there are research ethics & protocols in place for good reasons (Nazi & Tuskegee as worst case exs.,)
but not always such black-&-white
exs. of misconduct.
-ethical research design can be hard to put into practice, needs constant attention & adjustments
Environmentalists need to do research to protect .... - correct answer ✔✔1. our potential human
subjects
2. our potential colleagues
3. policymakers & public at large
4. our environmentalists
why aren't ethics and laws the same? - correct answer ✔✔ethics are broader & more informal than laws
what did the Bajau people case study show us - correct answer ✔✔1. ethical considerations are not as
black & white as they may seem
