Module 4
Module 4
Module 4
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Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century – Grade 12
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 4: Understanding Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking
First Edition, 2020
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School Head : Omar G. Magcalas
LRMDS Coordinator : Cherryl D. Cordova
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Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can
best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part
of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And
read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
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What I Know
A. Directions: Read and analyze the statements and identify if these statements
pertain to a strategic analysis and intuitive thinking. Write SA if the statement
pertains to the descriptions of strategic analysis and IT if the statement pertains to
intuitive thinking. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
______1. It is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner
voice, spiritual guide, etc.
______2. It involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the
information from outside.
______3. It is spontaneous, quick, and finished at one time.
______4. This involves looking at the context of the problem.
______5. It refers to a system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and
effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts.
______6. The amount of time and resources are the primary factors.
______7. It is best used when a person is immersed in his or her field of expertise.
______8. It is effectively used in dealing with complex problems.
______9. This is the ability to understand something instinctively.
______10. It is relevant in addressing personal issues as a student.
B. Directions: The following are statements about the concepts you will going to learn
from this module. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct, write FALSE otherwise.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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What’s In
Directions: Complete the puzzle below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
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What’s New
Thinking is an important part of our human experience, and one that has
captivated people for centuries. Thinking skills are the mental activities you use to
process information, make connections, make decisions, and create new ideas. You
use your thinking skills when you try to make sense of experiences, solve problems,
make decisions, ask questions, make plans, or organize information. ("Thinking
Skills - Analytical, Critical and Creative Thinking", 2021)
Directions: Put a check (√ ) on each blank if the following is true to you. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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What is It
4. Implement
the solution
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STEPS EXPLANATION
1. Identify Involves defining the problem and the factors or
conditions involved in the situation
2. Analyze Examining the variables that will change state situations,
including the potential challenges and its causes
3. Generate Setting practical, reasonable, and creative criteria and
strategies to solve the problem
4. Implement Execution of the plan
5. Assess and reflect on Draw lessons that will guide future decisions
the outcome
Strengths Weaknesses
1. What values, skills, and abilities 1. What limits or hinders you in
do you possess? getting good grades?
2. How can you use these to get good 2. How can your limitations deter
grades? from achieving your goal?
3. What learning strategies do you
need to develop in order to achieve
your goal?
Personal SWOT
Analysis Diagram
Opportunities Threat/s
1. What social and cultural factors
can help you attain and sustain your
goal? What obstacles might limit and stop
you from pursuing your goal?
2. Who can help you in pursuing
your goal?
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Intuitive thinking is “quick and ready insight” (Webster’s New Collegiate
Dictionary). It is another approach to decision-making. This is the ability to
understand something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning.
Sometimes, it is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner
voice, spiritual guide, etc. Intuitive thinking is affected by how one feels and define a
thing or event. Particular norms and value systems within a community are
considered when making decisions. For example, among some indigenous people,
their farmers would not touch certain places in the field like an anthill. When asked
why they do avoid such places, they cannot cite any pragmatic reason. It was just
intuition. Maybe they will say that nuno sa punso (a mythical dwarf-like creature),
lives in those places. Soil scientist said that such is a sound practice because anthills
are necessary to maintain the physical, chemical, and biological health of the soil.
Intuitive decision-making is far more than using common sense because it
involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information from outside.
In dealing with everyday life issues and situations, we are called to make
immediate decisions based on our ‘gut’ feelings and prior knowledge and experiences.
This type of decision-making is evident in various situations: a doctor assessing an
emergency case; a teacher determining the reason for a child’s inattentiveness in
class; a buyer examining which vegetable to buy; and a firefighter trying to rescue a
fire victim. In these cases, one would not hesitate or delay making decisions because
these situations need immediate action.
The question is now whether rational reasoning or intuitive decision-making
is generally better. The question is rather how both approaches can be best combined
for best results and to avoid mistakes and prejudices.
The Venn Diagram below shows some similarities and differences between
strategic analysis and intuitive thinking.
STRATEGIC
INTUITIVE
ANALYSIS
THINKING
• starts from an idea
or concept and • focuses on the
moves on to what idea or concept
can be associated
logical and its attributes
with it
• brain-centered mind • heart centered
• hard facts, data, needed • hunch, instinct,
instructions gut feeling
• needs time to finish • spontaneous,
in one or more quick, finished at
sittings or sessions one time
• well-planned • unplanned
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What’s More
A. Directions: Examine the picture below. Write reasons with your family members
and answer the questions provided. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.
Rommel, a five-year-old boy, puts a label “salt” into a jar of sugar. Actually,
he has been observing it almost everyday because many ants are attacking the jar.
1. Why do you think Rommel has labeled the jar of sugar “salt”?
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B. Think of specific events in your life where you had to exercise intuitive thinking and
strategic analysis in your decisions. Reflect on the insights you have gained from
both experiences. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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Directions: Complete the following sentences by reflecting on what you have learned.
You may further explain your answers. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
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What I Can Do
Directions: Using your understanding about strategic analysis and intuitive thinking,
decide whether each situation requires intuitive thinking or strategic analysis.
Provide a short explanation of your answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper.
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Assessment
A. Directions: Read and analyze the statements and identify if these statements
pertain to a strategic analysis and intuitive thinking. Write SA if the statement
pertains to the descriptions of strategic analysis and IT if the statement pertains
to intuitive thinking. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
B. Directions: The following are statements about the concepts you have learned in
this module. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct, write FALSE otherwise. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
______6. Intuitive thinking follows specific standards, formula, and criteria.
______7. Holistic decision is attained when strategic analysis and intuitive
thinking are observed.
______8. Every individual is a decision maker.
______9. Community refers to a particular geographic location with people
living under the same set of laws and recognizing common leaders.
______10. Economic networks are composed of relations with government
officials, student government, and community leaders, among others.
C. Directions: Identify five persons who work under the given network.
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Additional Activities
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References
Arzadon, M., Romerosa, P. and Zarate, M., 2018. Trends, Networks, and Critical
Thinking. 1st ed. Quezon City, Manila: Vibal Group, Inc., p.7.
Mangiduyos, Gladys P. 2017. Trends, Networks, And Critical Thinking in the 21st
Century. 1st ed. Sampaloc, Manila: Rex Publishing.
Urgel, Elizabeth. 2017. Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century
Culture. 1st ed. Makati City, Philippines: DIWA Learning Systems Inc.,
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