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Thinking skills [ATL]

Thinking is a very broad term that includes meta-cognition, reflection, and critical thinking. Included in any definition of "thinking" are aspects such as curiosity, flexibility, the ability to ask good questions, decision-making, creativity, and risk-taking. Meta-cognition is your ability to think about your thinking. In other words, how did you reach those conclusions? What is it that you do not understand? Can...

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