دانلود کتاب How to Improve Your Critical Tinking & Reflective Skills

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Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 10
How to use this book......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 14
1 Key concepts and processes – how thinking, reflection and creativity involve important skills......Page 16
KEY APPROACHES TO THINKING......Page 28
2 Critical thinking – how to develop a logical approach analysis and problem-solving......Page 30
3 Reflective thinking – how to evaluate your feelings in academic contexts......Page 43
4 Creative thinking – how to generate innovative and original ideas......Page 56
CRITICAL THINKING IN PRACTICE......Page 66
5 Arriving at a viewpoint – how to sift fact and opinion to arrive at a position on a topic......Page 68
6 Supporting or opposing an argument – how to express your point of view through discussion and debate......Page 77
7 Interpreting and manipulating data – how to approach graphs, tables, formulae and basic statistics......Page 89
8 Decision-making and work-planning – how to make choices, plan ahead and prioritise......Page 104
9 Group effort and collaboration – how to enhance your contribution to teamwork......Page 117
EVALUATING THE IDEAS OF OTHERS......Page 130
10 Evaluating information sources – how to fiter and select reliable material......Page 132
11 Effective academic reading – how to read efficiently and with understanding......Page 142
12 Note-making from texts – how to create effective notes for later reference......Page 155
13 Plagiarism and copyright infringement – how to avoid being accused of ‘stealing’ the ideas and work of others......Page 167
14 Citing and listing references – how to refer appropriately to the work of others......Page 177
PUTTING YOUR THINKING INTO WORDS......Page 198
15 Tackling a writing assignment – how to respond to the specified task......Page 200
16 Academic writing style – how to adopt appropriate language conventions......Page 210
17 General writing structures – how to select and shape your content appropriately......Page 223
18 Writing about reflection – how to structure and report your thoughts......Page 237
19 Editing and presenting your assignment – how to review your own work and follow academic style conventions......Page 248
FORWARD THINKING......Page 258
20 Exploiting feedback – how to learn from what lecturers think of your work......Page 260
21 Preparing for employment – how to transfer your thinking skills to a career......Page 267
References and further reading......Page 280
C......Page 283
E......Page 284
G......Page 285
L......Page 286
P......Page 287
S......Page 289
T......Page 290
V......Page 291