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Resources to help you help your students

Critical thinking

  • Critical Thinking Module (Open Courseware from Critical Thinking Web - Hong Kong)

Designing a Writing Assignment

  • Creating Effective Writing Assignments (MIT)

ESL

  • CCCC Statement on Second Language Writing and Writers
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Plagiarism

  • Plagiarism Tutorial "How to Recognize Plagiarism" ( Indiana University, Bloomington)
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What is Critical Thinking?

Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally.

It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Someone with critical thinking skills is able to do the following:

  • Understand the logical connections between ideas
  • Identify, construct and evaluate arguments
  • Detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning
  • Solve problems systematically
  • Identify the relevance and importance of ideas
  • Reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs and values

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