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CRITICAL THINKING - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Is the author's argument clear? How is it presented?
      - What evidence is provided? How is it used and interpreted?
      - Is the argument convincing? How does it reach its conclusion?
- - - - the way you show how they agree or disagree with other pieces of evidence
      - the way you structure your argument will all show your thought process and how you have understood the information you have read.
  - - - To write critically you will need to not only describe what happened, but also identify the significance of what happened.
    - - Descriptive writing will explain what the theory says. To write critically you need to go further and show why that theory is relevant.
- - - - Who wrote this?
        
        What is it about?
        
        When was it written?
        
        What is the aim of the article?
    - - What is this problem about?
        
        Who does it involve or affect?
        
        When and where is this happening?
  - - - reading a journal article
        
        How was the research conducted?
        
        Why are these theories discussed?
        
        What are the alternative methods and theories?
      - thinking through a problem
        
        What are the contributing factors to the problem?
        
        How might one factor impact another?
        
        What if one factor is removed or altered?
  - - - What do I think about this?
        
        How is this relevant to my assignment?
        
        How does this compare to other research I have read?
- - - - Why am I reading this? Are you reading for a presentation, assignment, pre-reading for a lecture, or for finding ideas?
      - What do I want to get out of it? Are you looking for specific facts, a general idea of the content, the author's viewpoint?
      - What do I already know?
      - How will I know when I have read enough?
  - - - Predicting: making an educated guess about what the text is about before you start to read.
      - Scanning: looking through the text very quickly to look for keywords.
      - Skimming: reading the introduction and the first line of each paragraph to work out what the text is about.
      - Intensive reading: reading a short section of text slowly and carefully.