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What is a logical fallacy?
A logical fallacy is an error of reasoning.
Name the team's life cycle in the correct order
Stage 1. Forming
Stage 2. Storming
Stage 3. Norming
Stage 4. Performing
What is a standard?
An established requirement, a principle by which something can be judged.
What is a learning objective?
It's the measure of success.
What does TEAM stand for?
Together Everyone Achieves More
Why are standards put in place?
To let people know what you expect of them.
Creative thinking is an attempt to what?
to grab hold of an invisible thread connecting two concepts.
Name three of the seven needs of a team.
- Common Goals
- Leadership
- Involvement of All Members
- Good Morale
- Open Communication
- Mutual Respect
- Fair Way to Resolve Conflicts
An evaluation is an attempt to:
check whether each student fulfilled the learning objectives.
Name two examples of team pitfalls.
- Teams can be unwieldy
- Teams Pressure Individuals to Conform
- Free Riders
- Groupthink/Herd Mentality
- Lack of Accountability
Finish the sentence:
Professionalism is not the job you do,...
Professionalism is not the job you do, but how you do it.
Name three responsibilities of an NCO
- Epitomize the Core Values
- Guide, Instruct, and Mentor
- Support the Leader
- Reward People
- Correct People
- Career Counsel
- Keep Learning
What does intellectual honesty mean?
"You exercise your brainpower with integrity"
What are the differences in NCO duties and Officer duties?
They focus on different goals.
Ex. NCO's focus on short-term needs whilst Officers focus in long-term needs.
Name one example of how creative thinking is sometimes discouraged
- Advertising
- Sedition Acts
- Uniformity
- The Military Tradition
Name two items from the checklist that can help develop good habits of critical thinking
1) Reasoning has a purpose.
2) Reasoning is an attempt to figure something out.
3) Reasoning is based on assumptions or beliefs you take for granted.
4) Reasoning has a point of view
5) Reasoning is based on data, information, and evidence.
6) Reasoning is expressed through and shaped by concepts and ideas
7) Reasoning contains inferences by which we draw conclusions.
8) Reasoning leads somewhere and has consequences
Finish the sentence: "Rank does not confer privilege or give power. '...'"
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
Pick one Mode of Thinking and explain what it is
- Big Picture Thinking
- Focused Thinking
- Realistic Thinking
- Shared Thinking
What is critical thinking?
Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way.
The NCO's Leadership Toolkit include what four tools?
▪ Servant Leadership
▪Coaching & Mentoring
▪ Supervision & Constructive Disciple
▪ Motivation
Name four of the Universal Intellectual Standards.
- Clarity
- Accuracy
- Precision
- Relevance
- Depth
- Breadth
- Logic
The three main points for "Tools for Creative Thinking"
Tools to generate ideas
Tools to analyze a problem
Tools to make a decision
Why is it important for leaders to know about the modalities?
To understand that everyone learns differently, so whenever possible, instructors will want to present their material in a variety of ways, especially if the group is large.
Name all three requirements for NCO readiness
1) Technical Readiness
2) Physical Readiness
3) Mental Readiness