How to Improve your Critical Thinking & Reflective Skills

Smarter Study Skills

by Kathleen McMillan, Jonathan Weyers

New to the highly successful Smarter Study Skills series comes this essential guide to thinking and writing critically.

This easy-to-use guide identifies and addresses the key areas where most students need help in developing and enhancing the critical thinking and writing skills that are crucial to successful academic study, and provides practical tips and solutions. The authors use real life examples to illustrate common mistakes and demonstrate how to avoid them. They provide solid advice on enhancing analytical and argumentation skills by adopting best practice with critical thinking and reflective writing.

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[MB · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for uni work, largely focused on academics. Structured well!

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it's for students really - but it covers a lot.

[David Amisola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Specifically just for university students. What's really useful in this book is how it explains the requirements for each assessment i.e; laboratory report, Essay, etc. It also helps in how to effectively plan for deadlines. I specifically like the first two chapters as it goes into more depth of the perception of thinking.

Overall, really useful for undergraduate students who just started out in the first semester.

[Rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has practical advice, but it can't be used as a reading book it's just a directory into how to think, be organised while writing your assignment and so on.

[Jorge Tapia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este texto es de mucha utilidad para estudiantes universitarios que tengan interés por el pensamiento crítico como una forma de adquirir habilidades para su desempeño profesional. Escrito en Inglaterra se ajusta perfectamente al caso latinoamericano, por lo que no será complicado entender su conceptualización. Recomendable también para aquellos profesionistas interesados en hacer sus aportes de investigación a cualquier rama del conocimiento.