Would someone like to help me with it? T_T I need to identify the six principles of critical thinking in the following scenario...
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The scenario is very long, is it ok if I post it here?
Yes, please post it.
Researchers prove surfing the internet during class lowers grades
A recent research study found that surfing the internet and accessing non-academic grades resulted in lowering students GPA.
Dr. Rushmore studied the relationship between grades and non-academic surfing in a first-year introduction to psychology class. Approximately, 100 out of the 500 students from the one introduction to psychology class completed a weekly survey after each class describing the amount of time they spent on non-academic websites. At the end of the class, Dr. Rushmore compared students who spent a considerable amount of time surfing non-academic websites and those who did not surf non-academic sites during lecture. He found that those students who spent less time on the internet had better grades at the end of the course.
Penny Wyseman a third-year undergraduate psychology student agrees with the findings. She told reporters that during first and second year she always was surfing the net during her psychology lectures. However, this year she decided to stop bringing her laptop to class to see if it impacted her grades and she found her GPA went from a 3.0 to a 3.5 in one semester!
Further, in the study it was found that the impact of non-academic surfing during lecture impacts the mental health of students. Dr. Rushmore found that surfing non-academic websites also resulted in students having a greater number of depression symptoms. This is a ground breaking finding and one that has not been found before in studies that have examined the relationship between non-academic surfing and GPA. Dr. Rushmore argues though that the finding makes perfect sense because “If students are spending a significant amount of time on the internet during class this likely results in social isolation, in turn leading to depression.”
Penny Wyseman again concurs. She found that during first and second year she was experiencing symptoms of depression that got so bad she had to go see a counsellor. Since the start of this year she has been in a much better place and thinks it is because she is not spending so much time on the internet during class.
Dr. Rushmore stated that instructors should seriously consider banning laptops in the classroom given the disastrous effects on student’s academics and mental health. He is currently working with a number of universities to help develop policies around laptop use in the classroom and offers workshops to professors on how to curb this troubling behaviour.
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I have already identified correlation vs causation. I need 2 more ._.
http://quizlet.com/6376125/six-principles-of-critical-thinking-flash-cards/
How about replicability and ruling out rival hypotheses?
Thank you.
Would I say that in replicability, more samples are needed?
Yes.
The samples must have hard statistics, not anecdotal reports.
Thank you again!
how would I explain how Dr rushmore was not good at ruling out rival hypothese?