Critical Thinking Skills (Palgrave Study Skills) - Softcover

Cottrell, Stella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403996857 ISBN 13: 9781403996855

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

Critical Thinking Skills has taken the seemingly baffling art of analysis and broken it down into easy to understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage. This easy to follow, step-by step guide to developing reasoning skills even applies the techniques to tasks such as reading, note-taking, and writing.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The second edition of this leading guide helps students to develop reflective thinking skills, improve their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively. Written by Stella Cottrell, leader in the field with over one million book sales to date, this text breaks down a complex subject into easily understood blocks, providing easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations and practice activities to develop understanding and practise your skills at each stage.  Essential for students who are mystified by tutor comments such as 'more critical analysis needed', this is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to develop advanced skills in this area and learn to apply them to tasks such as reading, writing and note-taking. 
 

About the Author:

Stella Cottrell is an Inspector for the Adult Learning Inspectorate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1403996857
• ISBN 13: 9781403996855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250