Getting Critical

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-352-00150-1
Verlag: Palgrave

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This guide shows how a 'critical' approach is fundamental to all aspects of study from start to finish. It gives practical advice and models for critical thinking and writing, and real examples from students' work. The layout is varied and accessible, with engaging illustrations and an informal, direct style.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Kate

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART I: GETTING A CRITICAL MINDSET.- 1. Getting Strategic.- 2. The Language of Assessment.- 3. The Stairway to Critical Thinking.- PART II: GETTING CRITICAL IN RESEARCH AND READING.- 4. A Critical Approach to Reading Lists.- 5. A Critical Search Online.- 6. But is it any good? Evaluating Your Sources.- 7. To Read or Not to Read A Critical Decision.- 8. A Strategic Approach to Reading.- 9. A Critical Record of Reading.- PART III: GETTING CRITICAL IN WRITING.- 10. Answer the Question!.- 11. Writing Paragraphs A Critical Skill.- 12. Writing for a Critical Reader.- PART IV: CRITICAL STEPS.- 13. Using Frameworks for Critical Analysis.- 14. Stepping up the Stairway to Critical Thinking.- 15. Becoming a Critical Writer.- References.- Useful Sources.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Kate Williams manages Upgrade, the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to PhD and has written a range of books and materials on study skills and is also the Series Editor for Pocket Study Skills.