This document is a multiple choice assessment from the Institute of Science and Technology on trends, networks, and critical thinking in 21st century culture. It contains 30 multiple choice questions and 10 identification questions about trends, trend spotting, microtrends, megatrends, trend analysis, documentation and presentation of trends. Key terms assessed include fads, trends, trendsetters, trend spotting, adopting a beginner's mind, microtrends, megatrends, gigatrends, analysis, presentation, documentation and archiving of trends.
This document is a multiple choice assessment from the Institute of Science and Technology on trends, networks, and critical thinking in 21st century culture. It contains 30 multiple choice questions and 10 identification questions about trends, trend spotting, microtrends, megatrends, trend analysis, documentation and presentation of trends. Key terms assessed include fads, trends, trendsetters, trend spotting, adopting a beginner's mind, microtrends, megatrends, gigatrends, analysis, presentation, documentation and archiving of trends.
This document is a multiple choice assessment from the Institute of Science and Technology on trends, networks, and critical thinking in 21st century culture. It contains 30 multiple choice questions and 10 identification questions about trends, trend spotting, microtrends, megatrends, trend analysis, documentation and presentation of trends. Key terms assessed include fads, trends, trendsetters, trend spotting, adopting a beginner's mind, microtrends, megatrends, gigatrends, analysis, presentation, documentation and archiving of trends.
This document is a multiple choice assessment from the Institute of Science and Technology on trends, networks, and critical thinking in 21st century culture. It contains 30 multiple choice questions and 10 identification questions about trends, trend spotting, microtrends, megatrends, trend analysis, documentation and presentation of trends. Key terms assessed include fads, trends, trendsetters, trend spotting, adopting a beginner's mind, microtrends, megatrends, gigatrends, analysis, presentation, documentation and archiving of trends.
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TREND, NETWORKS, AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY CULTURE
3rd QUARTERTY ASSESSMENT
I. MULTIPLE CHOICES
DIRECTION: CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER AND WRITE IT
ON THE BLANK PROVIDED BEFORE THE NUMBER.
_______________1. It is a pattern of behavior demonstrated by a big number of people
within a particular period. It can also refer to movements, ideologies, concepts, beliefs, and more.
a. Fad c. Trend b. Trend Spotting d. Trendsetter
_______________2.It is refers to “the study of trends and the way they develop and affect society,”
a. Fad c. Trend b. Trend Spotting d. Trendsetter
_______________3.It is only takes a few weeks or months, a temporary or short – lived
pattern of group behaviour.
a. Fad c. Trend b. Trend Spotting d. Trendsetter
_______________4. A person who starts a trend is called
a. Fad c. Trend b. Trend Spotting d. Trendsetter
_______________5. It can be understood as looking for things that are going to be
popular.
a. Cool-Hunting c. Beware Of The Obvious
b. Adopt a Beginner’s Mind d. Be Sensitive In Looking For Signals
_______________6. Know how to unlearn things. With a beginners mind, you can see things in a new light, as if everything is new and strange; thus you will be able to detect even small changes and shifts that field experts tend to ignore. a. Cool-Hunting c. Beware Of The Obvious b. Adopt a Beginner’s Mind d. Be Sensitive In Looking For Signals
_______________7. Do not join the bandwagon of the obvious – the flashy. Remember that if something is easy to spot, everyone most likely sees it, too. Things that are less visible effect changes in culture and society.
a. Cool-Hunting c. Beware Of The Obvious
b. Adopt a Beginner’s Mind d. Be Sensitive In Looking For Signals
_______________8. Study how trends gain momentum. Not all things new and novel can become a trend, but they sometimes do.
a. Cool-Hunting c. Beware Of The Obvious
b. Adopt a Beginner’s Mind d. Be Sensitive In Looking For Signals
_______________9. Ascertain first the reason why you are looking for trends, only then can you focus on what kinds of trends to spot and how to specifically look for them.
a. Know Why And What You Are Looking For
b. Move And Search In Many Places c. Never Judge Something A Good Or Bad d. Look For Shifts Rather Than Novelties
_______________10. Look beyond what and where others are looking for and searching at. Dare to look for something different and do not remain in your comfort zones.
a. Know Why And What You Are Looking For
b. Move And Search In Many Places c. Never Judge Something A Good Or Bad d. Look For Shifts Rather Than Novelties
_______________11. These are “little things that happen all around us all the time, the tiny shifts that occur in everything from clothes we wear and the snacks we eat to the way we work, play, and love.” These trends happen right now and are outright observable.
a. Microtrends c. Megatrends b. Macrotrends d. Gigatrends
_______________12. These are “aggregated microtrends or more sweeping changes
that are affecting society.” They provide major changes that are perceptible in the societal level for a longer period. a. Microtrends c. Megatrends b. Macrotrends d. Gigatrends
_______________13. These are “trends that are so general that they affect most areas of human life – or, at least, more than one aspect of life or more than one industry.”
a. Microtrends c. Megatrends b. Macrotrends d. Gigatrends
_______________14. These are “macrotrends that have grown up and moved out. They are big and bold, and affect the lives of great swathes of the human race.” They can last for decades and are so pervasive as to be generally known.”
a. Microtrends c. Megatrends b. Macrotrends d. Gigatrends
_______________15. The primary tools for documentation, however simple, are notebook and pen. Some opt to use note – taking features or apps on a smartphone or tablet. The camera has also become necessary in providing visuals. Others bring a voice recorder which is best for saving audio.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________16. This is representing your findings for easy understanding as a
way of analysis. You can represent your findings through, among others, a mood board and a storyboard.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________17. Looking for patterns on prospective trends can be achieved
through these methods: brainstorming, grouping, and crafting combinations.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________18. Physical archiving can, of course, still be used. There are various digital archiving systems that are available, too. Tagging and cross – indexing are helpful in labeling files.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation _______________19. A slideshow is also another option. In presentation, you do not merely present your ideas but use it as an analytical technique. Sometimes, new trends are labeled with new names or terms in the hope of popularizing a phenomenon.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________20. In crafting combinations, you begin to link one thing to another
and think what could happen if these are taken a step further, more like imagining or generating new ideas.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________21. These refers to interconnected processes internal to the
individual person’s mind, mental faculty, or thoughts such as strategic analysis and intuitive thinking that are ultimately demonstrated in decision – making.
a. Analysis c. Archive or Memory
b. Presentation d. Documentation
_______________22. is a particular type of relation that links certain sets of people,
events, or objects.
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II. IDENTIFICATION DIRECTION: IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON THE SPACE PROVIDED
_______________1. Characteristic of a set aside your biases and be objective in
looking for trends. You may not like a topic, but you have to pursue knowing more of it if you are to be an effective trend spotter.
______________2. Do not think of trends as a singular evolution or development of
things. They come as a combination of shifts or individual spots.
______________3. However difficult this may be, seek logical explanations and causes for everything. By understanding the reasons behind things, behaviours, changes, and shifts, you can get a better understanding of an emerging trend.
______________4. Observe for changes in how things are done of in people’s
behaviors when something new is introduced.
______________5. A trend may be started by an individual but the number of people
who follow it becomes bigger as time goes by. The group grows into a community which, not long after, swells into national and international societies.
______________6. A trend makes considerable influence or impact. Social networking
has become an encompassing trend that lends to influence behaviors of online users.
______________7. A trend may experience some ups and downs in popularity, may fade away, and may recur. For many decades, the telephone was the main line of voice communication.
______________8. A trend is formed from repetitive actions of people and the simple act of taking a selfie has now become a cultural trend. ______________9. A trend has a starting point which can be an idea, technology, event, or person.
______________10. Someone or something starts or causes as trend.
