Student Essentials: Critical Thinking

by Debra Hills

Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour helps you master the essentials of this core study skill in just 60 minutes. If you are studying for an undergraduate degree at university, critical thinking and analysis is imperative when studying and can often be the difference between an acceptable grade and a great grade. This book will help you develop the key essentials of this crucial skill in just one hour so you can successfully apply it to your studies straight away. Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour is packed full of jargon-free advice, step-be-step guidance and useful summaries to help you really get to grips with every element of critical thinking and analysis. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of critical thinking head on and develop your skills from analysis and evaluation to constructing sound arguments and weighing up evidence. Learn the critical thinking essential toolkit quickly and apply it to all areas of your study, including:
What is critical thinking? - the principles and essentials for study
Analytical skills - improve your technique when reading and note taking
Evaluating evidence - get to grips with arguments, counter claims and credibility
Building arguments - using evidence, secondary resources and examples effectively
Key tools - use the checklists and exercises to master every stage of critical thinking

In just one hour develop your core critical thinking skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman's Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including:
Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies - in one hour
Student Essentials: Essay Writing - in one hour
Student Essentials: Study Skills - in one hour
Student Essentials: Dissertation - in one hour

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2011

Reviews

[dumasaphobic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Does what it says.

[Hafsa Yusuf · Rating 2 out of 5]

قرأت الكتاب معربا من إصدار مكتبة جرير. الكتاب لا بأس به ولكن أتوقع وجود مؤلفات أفضل منه، مرجعية، في هذا الموضوع المهم. أما ترجمة الكتاب فهي غير جيدة.

[Mark Durrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for students of all ages!

I started reading this little book after completing my first year at Masters level. After some tutor feedback on the need to improve forming arguments, I discovered this book and found it very informative.

[James Bore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good summary

A good summary of the methods for critical thinking in essays or a dissertation. Particularly around looking at other papers.

[JoJo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not in-depth but useful

There were some useful points that I took away from this short read that will improve my critical thinking. However overall lacking in depth

[Yahya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing guide to writing assignments. Helped me understand my problems and fix them. Reading this made me realize I made a lot of baseless claims in my papers. Great book would definitely recommend.

[Eddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better on second reading

Maybe I wasn't in the right mindset when I read this book for the first time, but on the second reading, it was much more interesting.

Critical thinking and the techniques that help the student achieve it are explained clearly. However, this book is not only useful for those who are still at school. Anyone who needs to work with facts and write reports or argue based on those facts will find this book of great value.

[Sukhy Chohan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful little read

At 50 years of age I embarked on completing a master's degree. Got very confused what the degree would entail. Understanding academic terms until I read this book. Now, my fears have been dealt with and questions answered. Good explanations, no rubbish just straight forward good academic advice.

[أمينة عايش · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book give you good brief about critical thinking ,it is not a specialist reference but it's very good for beginners in this subject like me i liked all the book chapter it's was easy and short give you the idea directly.

[Basma Alrasheed · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب مبسط عن التفكير الإنتقادي ، غير متعمق ويركز على التفكير الإنتقادي للطلاب ، وهو مفيد أيضاً لغير الطلاب
تقوم ديبرا بتوضيح أساسيات التفكير الانتقادي بشكل مختصر وتقوم بإعطاء الأمثلة عليها بطريقة مبسطة
إن كنت ترجوا كتاب متعمق في التفكير الإنتقادي فهذا الكتاب لا يناسبك ..

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short, and to some extent superficial introduction to the subject aimed at college students.