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Getting Critical (ePub eBook) 3rd edition


Getting Critical (ePub eBook) 3rd edition

eBook by Williams, Kate;

Getting Critical (ePub eBook)

£7.19

ISBN:
9781350933583
Publication Date:
24 Mar 2022
Edition:
3rd edition
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Pages:
152 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
Download available
Getting Critical (ePub eBook)

Description

This concise, no-nonsense guide shows students how to adopt a critical approach in order to unlock their academic potential. It explains:- what 'getting critical' means- why students need to adopt a critical approach- how students can integrate critical analysis into their research, reading and writingEach succinct chapter is visually engaging and informative, and includes plenty of snippets of real students' work to show readers what good critical writing looks like. This 3rd edition has been updated throughout, and now contains new chapters on getting critical with numbers and critical appraisal, fresh examples from a wider range of assignments and more STEM examples.Getting Critical is an invaluable resource for all students who are required to write essays, reports and other pieces of extended writing as part of their course. It is also an ideal text to be used in conjunction with study skills programmes and critical thinking modules at Higher Education and Further Education level.

Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: GETTING A CRITICAL MINDSET 1. Getting strategic 2. Getting critical with assessment 3. The stairway to critical thinking PART 2: GETTING CRITICAL IN RESEARCH AND READING 4. A critical approach to reading lists 5. A critical search online 6. But is it any use? Evaluating your sources 7. Getting critical with numbers Catrin Radcliffe, UK 8. To read or not to read? A critical decision 9. A strategic approach to reading 10. Critical reading and critical appraisal PART 3: GETTING CRITICAL IN WRITING 11. Answer the question! 12. Writing paragraphs: a critical skill 13. Writing for a critical reader PART 4: CRITICAL STEPS 14. Using frameworks for critical analysis 15. Stepping up the stairway to critical thinking Conclusion References Useful sources Index

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