How to Improve your Critical Thinking & Reflective Skills. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: McMillan, Kathleen
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 Key concepts and processes -- how thinking, reflection and creativity involve important skills -- KEY APPROACHES TO THINKING -- 2 Critical thinking -- how to develop a logical approach analysis and problem-solving -- 3 Reflective thinking -- how to evaluate your feelings in academic contexts -- 4 Creative thinking -- how to generate innovative and original ideas -- CRITICAL THINKING IN PRACTICE -- 5 Arriving at a viewpoint -- how to sift fact and opinion to arrive at a position on a topic 6 Supporting or opposing an argument -- how to express your point of view through discussion and debate -- 7 Interpreting and manipulating data -- how to approach graphs, tables, formulae and basic statistics -- 8 Decision-making and work-planning -- how to make choices, plan ahead and prioritise -- 9 Group effort and collaboration -- how to enhance your contribution to teamwork -- EVALUATING THE IDEAS OF OTHERS -- 10 Evaluating information sources -- how to fiter and select reliable material -- 11 Effective academic reading -- how to read efficiently and with understanding 12 Note-making from texts -- how to create effective notes for later reference -- 13 Plagiarism and copyright infringement -- how to avoid being accused of 'stealing' the ideas and work of others -- 14 Citing and listing references -- how to refer appropriately to the work of others -- PUTTING YOUR THINKING INTO WORDS -- 15 Tackling a writing assignment -- how to respond to the specified task -- 16 Academic writing style -- how to adopt appropriate language conventions -- 17 General writing structures -- how to select and shape your content appropriately 18 Writing about reflection -- how to structure and report your thoughts -- 19 Editing and presenting your assignment -- how to review your own work and follow academic style conventions -- FORWARD THINKING -- 20 Exploiting feedback -- how to learn from what lecturers think of your work -- 21 Preparing for employment -- how to transfer your thinking skills to a career -- References and further reading -- Glossary of key terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 808.02; Report writing; Dissertations, Academic; Critical thinking; Reflective learning; Rapports -- Rédaction; Thèses et écrits académiques; Pensée critique; Apprentissage réflexif; doctoral dissertations; theses; masters theses; dissertations; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric; REFERENCE -- Writing Skills; Critical thinking; Dissertations, Academic; Reflective learning; Report writing; Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten; Wissenschaftliches Denken; Electronic books; Electronic books; Academic theses; Academic theses; Thèses et écrits académiques
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299317553; 9781299317550; 9780273773351; 0273773356
• Related ISBNs: 9780273773320; 0273773321
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269).; Note: Print version record.
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