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CRITICAL THINKING
Steps for Developing Critical Thought
Make up a list of the strengths and weaknesses or limitations surrounding a topic
Consider the advantages and disadvantages pertaining to an issue.
Write down the costs and benefi ts of a solution or outcome
Carry out a PESTLE
Carry out a SWOT
QUESTION
Hierarchy in Assessment Tasks
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
What is Available for Critique
In addition to critiquing the nature of the topic chosen, you can also consider alternative ways of analysing the
issue
Secondly, alternative explanations could have been drawn from some aspects of the data, yet these were not
mentioned by the authors
Thirdly, interpretations may not fi t well with the theoretical underpinnings explained
at the beginning
Further,
you may have identifi ed better arguments in support of the same idea in other readings.
Finally, the type of philosophical approach underlying the work can be made available for critique
Organising Your Critique
Supporting points fi rst followed by opposition’s points
Opposition’s points fi rst followed by supporting points
Individual points debated
Most central to least central
Least central to most central
What Does “Being Critical” Really Mean?
It is common for those beginning their journey into academic writing to take the view that being critical is all
about picking out the negative or weak aspects of a process or theory. T
Secondly, the practice of criticising something that has already been decided upon and implemented may
seem futile because of the lack of short and long-term application.
Thirdly, being assigned the task of criticising the work of an esteemed author may appear to be an
unreasonable demand because of the lack of knowledge and experience encountered by someone entering a discipline for the first time
Finally, the fact that the author has had their work published means that whatever information they have
written has already undergone a rigid process of change and evaluation thereby rendering the student’s
own criticisms as unnecessary and without substance, or application.
Getting an A on Your Assignment
Scope of Assignment
Evidence of Reading
Structure
Presentation