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SrA Shelby listens as the ALS instructor says, "The course is rigorous so you'll want to manage your time wisely because your achievements depend entirely on the effort
you put forth. Invest time in reviewing lesson objectives and samples of behavior because they help you prepare for exams. Although we use various teaching methods to appeal to all learning styles, most students find it takes effective study habits, critical thinking, and effective use of EPME's structured thinking process to make it through the course."
The instructor's comments BEST explain ________ concepts and how they contribute to individual success.
a. time management
b. successful learning
c. teaching methods and effective study habits - Answer b. successful learning
The day before graduating, SrA Hill is showing her dad, a military retiree, around the campus when he asks, "What was the hardest part of the course?" Hill replies, "The schedule was hard at first because I was juggling reading, writing, and homework assignments plus marathon study sessions with my flight. I finally settled into a routine that helped me pay attention in class, take good notes, and actively participate in classroom discussions. However, I would have to say the hardest part for me was the public speaking. Thank goodness, my flight came together to practice
all the time.
SrA Hill's actions BEST illustrate __________ and its impact on her effectiveness.
a. time managements concepts
b. study and practice habits
c. elements of the learning process - Answer c. elements of the learning process
While talking with another instructor, TSgt Bright says, "I'm concerned about SrA Tall, one of my students. She completes all assignments and I know she takes notes
because she shares them with the flight, but she barely passed her briefing evaluations, which I believe is due to the flight helping her practice so much. Although I have seen her study with the flight, most of the time she studies alone. This morning she failed the formative exercise, by one question, and failed to meet the academic standard. I counseled her about additional study but I'm not sure she can pass the summative."
SrA Tall's use of ____________ will MOST LIKELY earn her _______________.
a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process; enhance
b. ineffective use of the elements of the Learning Process; hinder
c. effective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process; enhance
d. ineffective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process; enhance - Answer a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process; enhance
Affective Domain - Answer the manner in which you deal with things emotionally. Airman Leadership School Set A (VOL 1,2,3)With Complete Solutions.
Ex: Feelings, values, appreciation, motivations, and attitudes.
Cognitive Domain - Answer the thinking or reasoning component of learning.
Critical Thinking - Answer thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal directed. thinking used to solve problems, formulate inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions by using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task.
Institutional Competencies - Answer competencies that provide a common language and a set of priorities for consistency across the Air Force. they are key to ensuring the ability of Airmen to operate successfully in a constantly changing operational environment.
Learning - Answer the process that changes the way people think, feel, or behave.
Time Management - Answer the act or process of planning and exercising conscious
control over the amount of time spent on specific activities.
Speaking to his boss, SSgt Binder says, I've always been taught to spend all the funds in our account. Otherwise, we lose that for good. Should we spend the funds left in our account on things we do not really need? Binder's boss responds, "you are
the expert on resources...what do you think?" Binder replies, "I don't know." After Binder asks questions to find the facts and examines the issue from different viewpoints, he decides not to spend the funds. The following year, Binder's budget is
cut by the amount he did not spend.
SSgt Binder's final actions BEST illustrate __________ impact on mission effectiveness.
a. proficient critical thinking and its
b. critical thinking hindrance and their
c. System 1 approach to decision making and its - Answer a. CORRECT: SSgt Binder's comments best illustrate proficient critical thinking, which according to the Critical Thinking chapter, includes the characteristics of 1) open-mindedness, 2) healthy skepticism, and 3) intellectual humility. Binder shows open-mindedness and healthy skepticism when he asks questions to find the facts and examine issues from
different sides. He shows intellectual humility by saying, "I don't know." Because of Binder's decision, his budget is now aligned with mission requirements and the extra money can be used for other mission priorities.
Observing how worried his subordinates looked while waiting to hear about the organizational restructure, SSgt Steven says, "It's a commonly known fact that a restructure is mostly for the leadership of the organization, so I wouldn't worry too much. We all know that the enlisted folks are the people that do most of the work around here and they wouldn't want to change that!" Afterwards, his subordinates started joking about it. Airman Leadership School Set A (VOL 1,2,3)With Complete Solutions.
Because of ______, SSgt Steven's comments will MOST likely _____his effectiveness.
a. critical thinking hindrances; not change
b. critical thinking hindrances; decrease
c. characteristics of a critical thinker; increase
d. characteristics of a critical thinker; not change - Answer b. CORRECT: SSgt Steven's effectiveness will most likely decrease because of Critical Thinking Hindrances which, according to the Critical Thinking chapter, include 1) Basic Human Limitations: Confirmation Bias & Selective Thinking and 2) Use of Language:
Assuring expressions. SSgt Steven's statement "...We all know that the enlisted folks
are the people that do most of the work around here." is evidence of Confirmation Bias and selective thinking and his statement "It's a commonly known fact..." is an example of Assuring expressions. These statements create a false sense of security for his subordinates and can ultimately decrease effectiveness and bring on unwarranted stress.
Irrelevant Comparison - Answer This is when you are making a comparison that is irrelevant or inappropriate. One example of this is making a claim that printer A makes better copies than printer B, while ignoring the fact that only printer B can fax,
copy, and scan.
Pragmatic Fallacy - Answer This is arguing something is true because "it works," even though the cause of this something and the outcome are not demonstrated.
Critical Thinkers - Answer must be willing to investigate veiwpoints different from their own view, but at the same time recognize when to doubt claims that do not merit such investigation.
Free thinker - Answer a person who forms their own opinions about important subjects (religion/politics) instead of accepting what other people say.
Healthy skepticism - Answer examining issues from as many sides as possible; rationally looking for the good and bad points of the various sides examined; accepting the fact that we may be in error ourselves; and maintaining the goal of getting at the truth (or close to the truth (or as close to the truth as possible), rather than trying to please others or find fault with their views. Too much skepticism will lead one to doubt everything and commit oneself to nothing, while too little will lead one to gullibility.
Highly motivated - Answer being able to put in the necessary work sufficient evaluate
the multiple sides of issues.
Intellectual humility - Answer means adhering tentatively to recently acquired opinions; being prepared to examine new evidence and arguments, even if such examinations leads one to discover flaws in one's own cherished beliefs; to begin thinking in terms of 'degress of certainty' or 'shades of grey'. Airman Leadership School Set A (VOL 1,2,3)With Complete Solutions.
Open-minded - Answer The Use of Language - Answer The choice of words themselves can conceal the truth, mislead, confuse, or deceive us.
Ambiguity - Answer A word or expression that can be understood in more than one way.
Assuring Expression - Answer These expressions are those that disarm you from questioning the validity of an argument. Expressions such as "As everyone knows..."
and "Common sense tells us that..." can often lead a person to believe something that is not true.
Meaningless Comparisons - Answer Meaningless comparisons include language that implies something is superior but retreats from that view. One example would be
an advertisement claiming that a battery lasts "up to 30% longer, but does not say it will last 30% longer."
Doublespeak Jargon - Answer This is the use of technical language to make the simple seem complex, the trivial seem profound, or the insignificant seem important, all done intentionally to impress others. An example of this would be referring to a family as "a bounded plurality of role-playing individuals" or a homeless person as a "non-goal oriented member of society."
Emotive Content - Answer The intentional use of words to arouse feelings about a subject to bias others positively or negatively, in order to gain influence or power. Some examples are: Naming detergents "Joy" and "Cheer" (positive), not "Dreary" or
"Tedious" (negative) and the military using the phrase "neutralizing the opposition" (less negative) than saying something like "killing".
False Implications - Answer This is the use of language that is clear and accurate but
misleading because it suggests something false. One example is when the dairy industry cleverly expresses fat content as a percentage of weight, not of calories.
Faulty Logic or Perception - Answer Faulty logic or perception leads to misconceptions, which are the basis of false or mistaken ideas.
Apophenia and Superstition - Answer It is the erroneous perception of the connections between unrelated events. An example would be someone who irrationally believes wearing their hat while watching a football game can influence the score.
Argument from Ignorance - Answer Is a logical fallacy claiming something is true because it has not been proven false.
False Analogies - Answer False analogies is making illogical analogies to support the validity of a particular claim. Arguing that two children sharing the same bedroom