ADVANCED CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Roy van den Brink-Budgen

PRICE £14.99

EXTENT 224 pages

BINDING Paperback

FORMAT 246 x 171 mm

ISBN 978-1-84528-433-6

PUB DATE 27 August 2010

BIC CODE JNZ, GPQ, HPL, VSPT

CATEGORY Study Skills

TERRITORIES World Rights

KEY POINTS

• Critical Thinking (CT) is now recognized as a core study skill in the UK and worldwide
• There is great demand for advanced critical thinking materials as it is an increasingly vital learning skill taught across both the arts and sciences
• CT is now beginning to be taught in primary schools also

Dr Roy van den Brink-Budgen is widely acknowledged as having played a leading role in the development of Critical Thinking over more than twenty years. His experience in assessing and teaching the subject is unrivalled in the UK. Roy is based in Tattingstone, Suffolk, and travels widely in the UK and abroad training and developing critical thinking skills in education.

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book extends and builds on the skills introduced in Roy van den Brink-Budgen’s bestselling Critical Thinking for Students

For students on advanced level courses in schools, colleges, or universities

All material is compatible with UK examination requirements (OCR and AQA)

Meets the need for material for tutors developing CT in their subject

Roy was instrumental in pioneering CT as a subject in its own right in the UK and is the UK’s leading educational authority in Critical Thinking

He carries out ongoing programme of inset training in schools on CT

ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING

Critical Thinking (CT) is now recognized as a core study skill in the UK and worldwide

There is great demand for advanced critical thinking materials as it is an increasingly vital learning skill taught across both the arts and sciences

CT is now beginning to be taught in primary schools also

REVIEWS

‘students… will not only be able to better understand their course material but also to produce better essays and assignments.’ Focus on Business Education

‘… an ideal book – the right depth for teachers and the right length for students…it can be recommended to teachers and students in any field.’ Roger Sutcliffe, Chairman, Sapere