Published by Pearson (February 6, 2013) © 2013
Kathleen McMillan | Jonathan WeyersThis easy-to-use guide identifies and addresses the key areas where most students need help in developing and enhancing the critical thinking and writing skills that are crucial to successful academic study, and provides practical tips and solutions. The authors use real life examples to illustrate common mistakes and demonstrate how to avoid them. They provide solid advice on enhancing analytical and argumentation skills by adopting best practice with critical thinking and reflective writing.
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- Introduction
- 1. Key concepts and processes - how thinking, reflection and creativity involve important skills
- Key approaches to thinking
- 2. Critical thinking - how to develop a logical approach to analysis and problem-solving
- 3. Reflective thinking - how to evaluate your feelings in academic contexts
- 4. Creative thinking - how to generate innovative and original ideas
- Critical thinking in practice
- 5. Arriving at a viewpoint - how to sift fact and opinion to arrive at a position on a topic
- 6. Supporting and opposing an argument - how to express your point of view through discussion and debate
- 7. Interpreting and manipulating data - how to approach graphs, tables, formulae and basic statistics
- 8. Decision-making and work-planning - how to make choices, plan ahead and prioritise
- 9. Group effort and collaboration - how to enhance your contribution to teamwork
- Evaluating the ideas of others
- 10. Evaluating information sources - how to filter and select reliable material
- 11. Effective academic reading - how to read efficiently and with understanding
- 12. Note-making from texts - how to create effective notes for later reference
- 13. Plagiarism and copyright infringement - how to avoid being accused of 'stealing' the ideas and work of others
- 14. Citing and listing references - how to refer appropriately to the work of others
- Putting your thinking into words
- 15. Tackling a writing assignment - how to respond to the specified task
- 16. Academic writing style - how to adopt appropriate language conventions
- 17. General writing structures – how to select and shape your content appropriately
- 18. Writing about reflection - how to structure and report your thoughts
- 19. Editing and presenting your assignment - how to review your own work and follow academic conventions
- Forward thinking
- 20. Exploiting feedback - how to learn from what lecturers think of your work
- 21. Preparing for employment- how to transfer your thinking skills to a career