Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (Palgrave Study Skills) - Softcover

Cottrell, Stella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403996857 ISBN 13: 9781403996855

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

'More analysis needed' is a comment lecturers repeatedly have to write on their students' work. Proceeding beyond this level of feedback is difficult when many students don't understand what analysis is or how to integrate criticism into their work. With this in mind, Critical Thinking Skills has taken the seemingly baffling art of analysis and broken it down into easy to understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage. It even applies the techniques to reading, note making and writing. Recommending Critical Thinking Skills will help your students develop this important set of skills and improve their grades. Request your inspection copy today!

About this title

Review:

'I think this book is strong: clear, concise and relevant' - Liesl Schwabe, Yeshiva College, New York

'I liked this book - it is fun and new!' - Julie Engstrom, Brigham Young University–Idaho

'I found this text very useful not only for students but also for newly appointed staff teaching Academic Skills. The activities are most useful for the novice lecturer in particular to developing their own style while using this text as a guide' - Ann Anka, Havering College of Further and Higher Education

'I really endorse this book both for its clear and structural approach and its use of humour to more fully engage its audience' - Deidre Kelleher, University College Dublin

'One of the best texts for general critical thinking around at the moment... very good value for money' – Victor Glynn, Oxford University

Book Description:

Bestselling practical and detailed guide to developing critical and analytical thinking skills for students at all levels

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1403996857
• ISBN 13: 9781403996855
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264