{"id":75,"date":"2022-05-17T16:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/chapter\/chapter-7-review\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T16:56:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:56:16","slug":"chapter-7-review","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/chapter\/chapter-7-review\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 8 Activities &amp; Resources","rendered":"Chapter 8 Activities &amp; Resources"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Key Takeaways for review<\/h3>\n<ol>\n \t<li>What is Bloom's Taxonomy? Why is it important for college students to know about it?<\/li>\n \t<li>Define logic and critical thinking. What can you do to develop your critical thinking skills?<\/li>\n \t<li>What is creative thinking? What can you do to develop your creative thinking skills?<\/li>\n \t<li>In light of current level of readiness to use technology, what kinds of courses do you plan to take next semester? In future semesters? Do you have a plan to increase your level of readiness?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Is Ignorance Bliss?<\/h3>\nIn \"The Story of the Good Brahmin,\" French philosopher and writer Voltaire describes a very successful and learned man who is revered for his wealth and his knowledge. Although he has everything in life, the man is very unhappy because he realizes that the more he knows, the more he understands how much he doesn't know. The more he learns, the more he realizes how much there is to know, so he can't answer questions such as: <em>Why<\/em> <em>are we here? How did the world form? Is there a god? What happens after death?<\/em> His lack of answers to these and other questions tortures his mind.<em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n\nNext door to the Good Brahmin lives an old, poor woman who has very few possessions, no money, and no education. Unlike the Brahmin, however, this illiterate woman is very happy with her life, doesn't question her purpose, and has faith in what she's been told about the afterlife. Although she is noticeably happy and content with her life, which is what the Brahmin says he wants, if given the chance, the wise man would not be willing to trade places with her or give up his knowledge for happiness.\n\nWhat are your thoughts about these two characters? What are your thoughts about knowledge and thinking? Would you trade knowledge for happiness?\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>The domains of learning<\/h3>\nConsider for a moment the domains of learning. Even without learning about them by taking a psychology or education class, you're already using all the domains. Provide examples and instances when you have used each of the domains of learning listed below.\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Cognitive domain<\/strong> (what you should know)<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Affective domain<\/strong> (what you should care about)<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Psychomotor domain<\/strong> (what you should be able to do)<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Metacognitive domain<\/strong> (thinking about thinking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Applying Critical Thinking questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n \t<li><em>What is happening?<\/em> Gather the basic information and begin to think of questions.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Why is it important?<\/em> Ask yourself why it's significant and whether or not you agree.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>What don't I see?<\/em> Is there anything important missing?<\/li>\n \t<li><em>How do I know?<\/em> Ask yourself where the information came from and how it was constructed.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Who is saying it?<\/em> What's the position of the speaker and what is influencing them?<\/li>\n \t<li><em>What else?<\/em> <em>What if?<\/em> What other ideas exist and are there other possibilities?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>respond to quote<\/h3>\nRead the following quote and explain what it means to you in your quest to become a more critical and creative thinker.\n<blockquote>Critical thinking is a desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in order; and hatred for every kind of imposture. \u2014Francis Bacon, philosopher<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Resources for Critical Thinking<\/h3>\nExamine one of the critical thinking resources below and analyze its usefulness to college students today.\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/pages\/glossary-of-critical-thinking-terms\/496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/critical-thinking.wikidot.com\/self-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Thinking Self-Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/student-toolkits-2\/thinking-critically\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Critically | Learning Commons<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Critical Thinking<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/ctmodel\/logic-model1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To Analyze Thinking We Must Identify and Question Its Elemental Structures<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/pages\/critical-thinking-in-everyday-life-9-strategies\/512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Thinking in Everyday Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>MCC Libraries<\/h3>\nThis chapter in your textbook covers important topics like thinking and learning, critical thinking skills, thinking with technology, and creative thinking skills.\n\nFollow this link for additional resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.monroecc.edu\/COS2\/thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/libguides.monroecc.edu\/COS2\/thinking<\/a>\n\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2932\/2018\/02\/08171643\/Library-Logi-300x77.png\" alt=\"Library Services, Monroe Community College\" width=\"200\" height=\"51\">If you have questions or need help accessing MCC Libraries, let us know at libraries@monroecc.edu or 585-292-2303.\n\n<\/div>\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Key Takeaways for review<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>What is Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy? Why is it important for college students to know about it?<\/li>\n<li>Define logic and critical thinking. What can you do to develop your critical thinking skills?<\/li>\n<li>What is creative thinking? What can you do to develop your creative thinking skills?<\/li>\n<li>In light of current level of readiness to use technology, what kinds of courses do you plan to take next semester? In future semesters? Do you have a plan to increase your level of readiness?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Is Ignorance Bliss?<\/h3>\n<p>In &#8220;The Story of the Good Brahmin,&#8221; French philosopher and writer Voltaire describes a very successful and learned man who is revered for his wealth and his knowledge. Although he has everything in life, the man is very unhappy because he realizes that the more he knows, the more he understands how much he doesn&#8217;t know. The more he learns, the more he realizes how much there is to know, so he can&#8217;t answer questions such as: <em>Why<\/em> <em>are we here? How did the world form? Is there a god? What happens after death?<\/em> His lack of answers to these and other questions tortures his mind.<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next door to the Good Brahmin lives an old, poor woman who has very few possessions, no money, and no education. Unlike the Brahmin, however, this illiterate woman is very happy with her life, doesn&#8217;t question her purpose, and has faith in what she&#8217;s been told about the afterlife. Although she is noticeably happy and content with her life, which is what the Brahmin says he wants, if given the chance, the wise man would not be willing to trade places with her or give up his knowledge for happiness.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts about these two characters? What are your thoughts about knowledge and thinking? Would you trade knowledge for happiness?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>The domains of learning<\/h3>\n<p>Consider for a moment the domains of learning. Even without learning about them by taking a psychology or education class, you&#8217;re already using all the domains. Provide examples and instances when you have used each of the domains of learning listed below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cognitive domain<\/strong> (what you should know)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affective domain<\/strong> (what you should care about)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psychomotor domain<\/strong> (what you should be able to do)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Metacognitive domain<\/strong> (thinking about thinking)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Applying Critical Thinking questions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><em>What is happening?<\/em> Gather the basic information and begin to think of questions.<\/li>\n<li><em>Why is it important?<\/em> Ask yourself why it&#8217;s significant and whether or not you agree.<\/li>\n<li><em>What don&#8217;t I see?<\/em> Is there anything important missing?<\/li>\n<li><em>How do I know?<\/em> Ask yourself where the information came from and how it was constructed.<\/li>\n<li><em>Who is saying it?<\/em> What&#8217;s the position of the speaker and what is influencing them?<\/li>\n<li><em>What else?<\/em> <em>What if?<\/em> What other ideas exist and are there other possibilities?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>respond to quote<\/h3>\n<p>Read the following quote and explain what it means to you in your quest to become a more critical and creative thinker.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Critical thinking is a desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in order; and hatred for every kind of imposture. \u2014Francis Bacon, philosopher<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox examples\">\n<h3>Resources for Critical Thinking<\/h3>\n<p>Examine one of the critical thinking resources below and analyze its usefulness to college students today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/pages\/glossary-of-critical-thinking-terms\/496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/critical-thinking.wikidot.com\/self-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Thinking Self-Assessment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/learningcommons.ubc.ca\/student-toolkits-2\/thinking-critically\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Critically | Learning Commons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Critical Thinking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/ctmodel\/logic-model1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To Analyze Thinking We Must Identify and Question Its Elemental Structures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/pages\/critical-thinking-in-everyday-life-9-strategies\/512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical Thinking in Everyday Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>MCC Libraries<\/h3>\n<p>This chapter in your textbook covers important topics like thinking and learning, critical thinking skills, thinking with technology, and creative thinking skills.<\/p>\n<p>Follow this link for additional resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.monroecc.edu\/COS2\/thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/libguides.monroecc.edu\/COS2\/thinking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2932\/2018\/02\/08171643\/Library-Logi-300x77.png\" alt=\"Library Services, Monroe Community College\" width=\"200\" height=\"51\" \/>If you have questions or need help accessing MCC Libraries, let us know at libraries@monroecc.edu or 585-292-2303.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":538461,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-75","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":71,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/75\/revisions"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/71"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/75\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}