留学生写作:如何培养批判性思维?做assignment的过程中经常会因为论文欠缺critical thinking拿低分。那么什么是critical thinking?如何体现出自己是有critical thinking的呢?
三部曲的模型了解一下:
1、描述性回答
critical thinking并不是凭空捏造出来的,它是建立在前人的文献基础上的。所以在阅读一篇文献的时候,我们应该问以下几个问题
*Who wrote this?
*What is it about?
*When was it written?
*What is the aim of the article?
如果这篇文献是在提出问题/讨论问题的,还应该问以下几个问题:
*What is this problem about?
*Who does it involve or affect?
*When and where is this happening?
2、分析 Analysis
分析的过程可以帮助检验文章所阐述的调查方法,过程,以及因果关系。
*How was the research conducted?
*Why are these theories discussed?
*What are the alternative methods and theories?
如果这是一篇议论文。适用的分析型问题有:
*What are the contributing factors to the problem?
*How might one factor impact another?
*What if one factor is removed or altered?
从完成分析这一步开始,你的critical thinking就不再停留在表面,而是有了更深入的讨论。
3、评估 evaluation
最后一个阶段是对这篇文献,以及自己在前两个阶段对这个文献给出的分析回答,进行评估。
*What do I think about this?
*How is this relevant to my assignment?
*How does this compare to other research I have read?
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