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ELC 550
ANNOTATION
PAPER JUNE 2015

NAME: MOHAMMAD SALMIE BIN MOHD ZAIDI

STUDENT ID: 2014685342
GROUP: IC210 3A
LECTURERS NAME: DR MAHAMUD AZMI BIN CHE MAHMOOD

Blevins, R. (2009), Journal of development education, 27(1), 36-41,

Retrieved and adapted from http://www.edarticle.com/article/43448/theimportance-of-teaching-critical-thinking.php#.VAVceZUcSM8.

This article by Ronda Blevins thinking about the importance of teaching

critical thinking. The objective in this article is to improving performance
in critical thinking for student to improve their academic performance.
Research suggests that a more in-depth focus on enhancing critical
thinking skills can add academic rigor and increase their scores on
assessments (Van Tassel-Baska, Bracken, Feng, & Brown, 2009: McCollister
& Sayler, 2010: Snodgrass, 2011: Tsai, Chen, Chang, & Chang, 2013).
Critical thinking can be infused in lessons irrespective of the discipline
through in-dept analysis of both data and sources (McCollister & Sayler,
2010). Activities based on critical thinking could be worked into the
normal class hours, without requiring additional class time (Snodgrass,
2011). It is also important that any changes to the curriculum be met with
training on the new activities and on how to utilise them to their fullest
effect. Professional learning communities allow educators to think critically
about the methods employed in the classroom (Smith & Szymanski,
2013). Besides that, the educators need to act as facilitators to allow
discussion and encourage a freer though process. This not always end
with a right answer, instead it sometimes ends in more questions (Halx &
Reybold, 2005: Arend, 2009). As such educators, regardless of the
discipline they are in, should be able to promote critical thinking skills in
their classroom.
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING

ELC 550
ANNOTATION
PAPER DECEMBER 2014

NAME: MOHAMMAD SALMIE BIN MOHD ZAIDI

STUDENT ID: 2014685342
GROUP: IC210 3A
LECTURERS NAME: DR MAHAMUD AZMI BIN CHE MAHMOOD

Alvaro P.K., Roberts R.M., & Harris J.K., (2014), the independent
relationship between insomnia, depression, subtypes of anxiety and
chronotype during adolescence, 15(8), 934-941, adapted from sleep
medicine.

In this day and age, the growing awareness among the public that
depression and anxiety disorders associated with insomnia. The 2006
National Sleep Foundation Poll found a strong association between
negative moods and sleep related issue like insomnia. Teenagers who are
depressed often have difficulty sleeping (Chung, Kan &Yeung, 2011). The
researcher says the students who are anxious, angry or stresses do not
focus with carefully and do not learn well. The researcher also survey that
many student condition is not feeling goods. Besides that, there are link
between members experience mental health and sleeping disorder.
According to the Johnson, Roth, Schultz & Breslau (2006) getting that the
student cannot sleeping well in the midnight and in the day was over
sleeping. They reported also says that they do not know what they feel
whether happy or not. In addition, members sleep in the class, means
they not in good condition it is maybe they were sleeping midnight or
unhappy and have a problems. Not only that, insomnia also can affect
health and can bring to disorder. In addition it can lead the teenagers
have more trouble with their family members despite with their friends
(Crowley, Acebo & Carskadon, 2007). Based on the Sivertsen, Pallesen,
Stormark, Boe & Lundervold (2013) says that in evening is more active
and this became for insomnia and depression. By the way, the author also

conclude the insomnia is because the student is addicted by the

technology such as phone and tablets according to Jodie & Harris (2014).
The author was mention in his article that the teens most active in the
evening, which sometimes becomes a syndrome whereby they keep
delaying going to sleep. Im totally agreed with this article because it is
very useful which contains all about factor insomnia disorders.
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