Becoming a Critical Thinker

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Becoming a Critical Thinker

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Becoming a critical thinker is a straight-forward, reassuring, and complete guide to critical thinking - one that helps you to understand critical thinking and develop the skills needed to employ it. This book supports the reader to not only think critically, but to do so independently, as a student, professional, and global citizen. The book has a clear three-part structure: firstly, examining what critical thinking is; secondly, exploring the three overarching aims of critical thinking; and finally, focussing on how to develop the essential tools to support those aims.

This text assumes no prior knowledge or understanding: it has been developed to gently guide the reader from school-level education to university-level thinking in a clear and engaging manner. This is the only critical thinking skills text to offer insights and advice from professionals and students, helping the reader learn from the experiences of others in a range of contexts. Each chapter also offers guided exercises, checklists, and further reading to encourage the reader to apply techniques learnt to real situations.

It is also the only text to offer chapters dedicated to listening and speaking, which are often overlooked, but are vitally important skills. This is the ideal introduction to critical thinking for students across all disciplines. Digital formats and resources Becoming a Critical Thinker is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www. oxfordtextbooks. co. uk/ebooks - The book's online resources include: For students: - Additional 'student say' features - Links to additional resources - Downloadable Tools Matrix - Downloadable checklists - Fully-customisable argument map - MCQs - Flashcard glossary For lecturers: - Tutorial suggestions - PowerPoint slides.

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Útgefandi
Oxford University Press Academic UK
ISBN
9780192578747
Print ISBN
9780198841531
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
0
Höfundar
Sarah Birrell Ivory
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2021-01-11
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

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  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Outline contents
  • Detailed contents
  • Guide to the book
  • Guide to the online resources
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author’s foreword
  • Editorial advisory panel
  • PART / 1: What is a critical thinker and why become one?
  • CHAPTER / 1 Why go to university?
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. ROLE OF UNIVERSITY
  • III. UNDERSTANDING ‘KNOWLEDGE’
  • IV. CRITICAL THINKING—BEYOND UNIVERSITY
  • V. REASONS TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY
  • CHAPTER / 2 What is critical thinking?
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. CRITICAL THINKING
  • III. CHARACTERIZING CRITICAL THINKERS
  • CHAPTER / 3 How to become a critical thinker at university
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. WHAT DO WE LEARN AT UNIVERSITY?
  • III. FROM WHOM DO WE LEARN?
  • IV. ASPECTS OF A UNIVERSITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
  • V. QUALITIES NECESSARY TO BECOME A CRITICAL THINKER
  • PART / 2: Understanding the three aims of critical thinking
  • CHAPTER / 4 Quality of argument
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. COMPONENTS OF AN ARGUMENT
  • III. LOGICAL REASONING
  • IV. MASTERING THE BASICS: CLAIMS, LINKS, AND PREMISES
  • V. INTRODUCING COMPLEXITY AND USING ARGUMENT MAPS
  • VI. HOW TO DEVELOP AN ARGUMENT
  • CHAPTER / 5 Strength of evidence
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
  • III. TYPES OF EVIDENCE
  • IV. EVALUATING EVIDENCE
  • V. FINDING ACADEMIC SOURCES
  • VI. REFERENCING
  • CHAPTER / 6 Clarity of communication
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
  • III. ACADEMIC WRITING STYLE
  • IV. ACADEMIC WRITING CONVENTIONS
  • V. ESSAY COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE
  • VI. IMPROVING OUR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
  • VII. SPOKEN COMMUNICATION
  • VIII. BEING HEARD
  • IX. BEING UNDERSTOOD
  • X. THE ISSUE OF NERVES
  • PART / 3: Mastering the five tools of critical thinking
  • CHAPTER / 7 Writing
  • I. FIVE TOOLS OF CRITICAL THINKING
  • II. INTRODUCTION TO WRITING
  • III. WHAT IS WRITING?
  • IV. WHY WRITE AT UNIVERSITY?
  • V. HOW DO WE WRITE?
  • VI. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO WRITING-TO-THINK
  • VII. COMBINING WRITING WITH OTHER TOOLS
  • VIII. WRITING-TO-THINK AS A PROFESSIONAL
  • IX. WRITING-TO-REFLECT
  • CHAPTER / 8 Reading
  • I. INTRODUCTION TO READING
  • II. WHY READ AT UNIVERSITY?
  • III. WHAT IS READING?
  • IV. DEVELOPING AN ACTIVE READING STRATEGY
  • V. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO READING
  • VI. COMBINING READING WITH OTHER TOOLS
  • VII. READING AS A PROFESSIONAL
  • CHAPTER / 9 Listening
  • I. INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING
  • II. WHAT IS LISTENING?
  • III. WHY LISTEN AT UNIVERSITY?
  • IV. HOW TO ACTIVELY LISTEN
  • V. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO ACTIVE LISTENING
  • VI. COMBINING LISTENING WITH OTHER TOOLS
  • VII. LISTENING IN OTHER CONTEXTS
  • CHAPTER / 10 Speaking
  • I. INTRODUCTION TO SPEAKING
  • II. WHAT IS SPEAKING?
  • III. WHY SPEAK AT UNIVERSITY?
  • IV. HOW TO SPEAK
  • V. HOW TO APPROACH AND COPE WITH FEEDBACK AND CRITIQUE
  • VI. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO SPEAKING
  • VII. COMBINING SPEAKING WITH OTHER TOOLS
  • VIII. SPEAKING AS A PROFESSIONAL
  • CHAPTER / 11 Thinking
  • I. INTRODUCTION TO THINKING
  • II. WHAT IS THINKING?
  • III. WHY THINK AT UNIVERSITY?
  • IV. HOW TO THINK
  • V. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO THINKING
  • VI. THINKING BEYOND UNIVERSITY
  • VII. COMBINING THINKING WITH OTHER TOOLS
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index