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Help your students develop a critical mindset with this practical guide. Becoming a Critical Thinker begins by unpicking where knowledge comes from before showing students how to recognise biases and approach evidence objectively. Subsequent chapters equip students with the tools to evaluate different sources of information, critique the literature and write persuasive, critical arguments of their own. A final chapter explores the value of critical thinking in the workplace. Throughout, real-world examples illustrate the value of critical thinking in both academia and everyday life, and activities allow students to put new skills into practice.
Becoming a Critical Thinker is an essential introduction to critical thinking for undergraduates of all subject areas.
List of contents
Foreword
Glossary
1. Why critical thinking matters: research, knowledge and epistemology
2. Overcoming barriers: cognitive biases
3. Overcoming barriers: problems with perception
4. Knowledge claims: recognising and writing an argument
5. Critiquing the logic of the argument: logical thinking and common fallacies
6. Critical thinking and digital literacy: evaluating the information source
7. Critiquing the literature: How do you know that is so?
8. Critiquing the evidence: quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
9. Writing an argument: making it persuasive
10. Writing (critical) literature reviews
11. Critical thinking as critical self-reflection
12. Critical thinking in the workplace
References
Index.
About the author
Sandra Egege is an Affiliate Lecturer at Flinders University, Australia.
Summary
Help your students develop a critical mindset with this practical guide. Becoming a Critical Thinker begins by unpicking where knowledge comes from before showing students how to recognise biases and approach evidence objectively. Subsequent chapters equip students with the tools to evaluate different sources of information, critique the literature and write persuasive, critical arguments of their own. A final chapter explores the value of critical thinking in the workplace. Throughout, real-world examples illustrate the value of critical thinking in both academia and everyday life, and activities allow students to put new skills into practice.
Becoming a Critical Thinker is an essential introduction to critical thinking for undergraduates of all subject areas.
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Egege’s book focuses on practical outcomes for real, diverse, students, and is packed with interesting examples and practical skills. It will improve your thinking for university, the workforce, and beyond.
