Mind map

Critical Thinking

Chloe Cardwell Study skills English

Mind map: Critical thinking

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Critical Thinking

Why?
- Higher Marks
- Understanding and insight
- Apply what you know
- Decision making and problem solving
Critical Thinker
- Doubts Everything
- Examines other ideas
- Scepticism is usefull
- Analyse and asks questions
- Critiques own ideas
Critical Writers
- Revise their writing
- Discuss ideas
- Edits their writing
- Sees beyond surface level
Look for clues to decide if the information is suitable for use
Is it relevant?
Does it connect to what is being written?
Can it be referenced?
Read slowly, Read often & Re-read
Use Metacognition
- Think about your thinking
Make Marginal notes
- When underlining something, state why
Summarise paragraphs in your head
Ask questions about the author and what is being read
Do other sources say something different?
Is there a problem with the view given?
Is there another way of looking at it?
What is the significance/meaning of the point being made?
Do you agree or disagree?
Link with other texts
Link with personal experience to help remember
Be open to what you read
Understand the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing
Challenge the evidence
Think what the issue could mean/lead to
Question what is assumed
Challenge how words and phrases are used