Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Critical thinking, Critical thinking, Select sources and read them in…
Critical thinking
A model for critical thinking
Contained three stages evaluation, description and analysis
Description
You ask questions to help you establish the background and context
Example
Who wrote this?
What is it about?
When was it written?
Analysis
You will ask questions to help you to examine methods and process
Example
How was the research conducted?
Why are these theories discussed?
What if one factor is removed or altered?
Evaluation
You will ask ' so what? ' and ' what next? ' questions to make judgments and consider the relevance
Example
What do I think about this?
How does this compare to other research I have read?
How is this relevant to my assignment?
What is critical thinking?
At university, critical thinking means to not accepting what you read or hear at face value.
It also means to always questioning the information and ideas
Benefits of critical thinking
Develop well-reasoned arguments of your own for your assignments
Use and draw on evidence to justify your arguments and ideas
Identifying problems and solutions
Critical reading
Select sources and read them in different ways depending on their value to your assignment
Example
Get a general overview of the text by skimming through it
Look for specific information or to understand some core concepts by scanning the te
Examine the text in depth and actively ask questions of the source, in order to understand its relevance and reliability for your own research topic.
Select what and how to read
Scanning: looking through the text very quickly to look for keywords.
Predicting: making an educated guess about what the text is about before you start to read.
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.
Critical thinking
Critical writing
Note the method used vs indicate its appropriateness
Explain the theory vs show its relevance
State what happened vs identify its significance
Evaluating information
Evaluating the author's arguements
Slow down and read it more intensively
Select sources and read them in different ways depending on their value to your assignment