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What is Critical Thinking?
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Critical thinking is not a matter of accumulating information.
Aristotle
Why is it important?
Critical thinking is one of the most important skills your learners will develop, not only to succeed academically, but because it is one of the skills most valued by employers.
45%
of students are not developing critical thinking skills at undergraduate level
25%
Studies show teaching critical thinking can increase students’ ability to identify issues clearly and accurately, by up to
97%
of educators of undergraduates state that teaching students to think critically is the most important academic goal
What abilities will students develop through critical thinking?
EXTRACT and DESCRIBE different points of view
RECOGNISE key points and arguments
EVALUATE information
SYNTHESISE information from different sources
FORM OPINIONS and ARGUMENTS based on evidence
ORGANISE information so that they can EXPRESS it clearly and in a logical structure
DEVELOP analytical skills which are transferable to other situations/tasks
A four-level academic English course with a fresh approach to critical thinking
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy and how was it used in Unlock?
We chose to base the critical thinking sections in Unlock on Bloom’s Taxonomy, a classification of learning objectives. Learners engage in tasks that develop the skills set out in Bloom’s taxonomy. This guides them
HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
through the thinking and information gathering needed for the end-of-unit writing task.
CREATE EVALUATE
Throughout Unlock, from the A1 to
ANALYSE
the B2 level, learners practise higher
APPLY
order and lower order thinking skills,
UNDERSTAND
developing essential tools for success in academic English.
REMEMBER
LOWER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS = ACADEMIC SUCCESS = INCREASED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Stephanie Dimond-Bayir
Nicholas M. White
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■ Based on the world’s largest corpus of written and spoken American English, it describes the language the way it's really used today ■ Includes more than 500 Usage panels based on real errors commonly made in English
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A fresh approach to critical thinking gives students a framework they can use to generate their own ideas and opinions in the classroom.
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Unique research using the Cambridge English Corpus provides the academic language which students need, even at lower levels.
■ Includes over 60,000 meanings and examples
■ Thousands of idioms, phrases, and phrasal verbs are easy to find and understand
■ Based on the world’s largest corpus of written and spoken American English, it describes the language the way it's really used today ■ Includes more than 500 Usage panels based on real errors commonly made in English
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■ SMART Thesaurus turns the dictionary into a thesaurus ■ QUICKfind looks up words in documents, e-mail, and Web pages ■ Word Building and Verb Endings help expand your vocabulary
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■ The most important words and meanings in English are clearly shown
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■ Easy-to-understand definitions are written using words you already know ■ Guidewords help you find the exact meaning you're looking for – fast!
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■ The most important words and meanings in English are clearly shown
■ Includes over 60,000 meanings and examples
■ Thousands of idioms, phrases, and phrasal verbs are easy to find and understand
■ Based on the world’s largest corpus of written and spoken American English, it describes the language the way it's really used today
The Entire Dictionary on CD-ROM
■ Includes more than 500 Usage panels based on real errors commonly made in English
■ Spoken American English pronunciations for every word
Clear & Helpful
■ SMART Thesaurus turns the
With more than 2,000 content-area dictionary into a thesaurus ■ QUICKfind looks up words in words, from algebra to zoology
■ Easy-to-understand definitions are written using words you already know
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■ Guidewords help you find the exact meaning you're looking for – fast!
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■ The most important words and meanings in English are clearly shown ■ Thousands of idioms, phrases, and phrasal verbs are easy to find and understand
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■ Guidewords help you find the exact meaning you're looking for – fast!
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The Entire Dictionary on CD-ROM ■ Spoken American English pronunciations for every word ■ SMART Thesaurus turns the
With more than 2,000 content-area dictionary into a thesaurus ■ QUICKfind looks up words in words, from algebra to zoology
■ Easy-to-understand definitions are written using words you already know
documents, e-mail, and Web pages
■ Word Building and Verb Endings help expand your vocabulary
With more than 2,000 content-area words, from algebra to zoology
documents, e-mail, and Web pages
■ Word Building and Verb Endings help expand your vocabulary
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