Encourage students to reflect on the processes of thinking, as well as practising thinking skills. Thinking Skills encourages students to reflect on the processes of thinking, as well as developing and practising thinking skills. It is divided into two sections: Critical thinking and Problem solving. As well as giving students a thorough grounding in these areas, the authors provide opportunities for students to analyse and evaluate arguments, analyse numerical and graphical information and develop a range of skills.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge International Examinations .

There are 280 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: PART 1: Critical Thinking: 1. What is argument?; 2. Recognising arguments; 3. Responding to arguments; 4. Analysing arguments; 5. More complex arguments; 6. Claims; 7. Conclusions; 8. Drawing conclusions; inference; 9. Assumptions; 10. Sound or unsound?; 11. Finding Flaws; 12. Challenging an argument; 13. Lending support; 14. Explanation; 15. Looking at evidence; 16. More evidence; 17. Case study; Who's telling the truth; 18. Case study: Collision course; 19. Introducing longer arguments; 20. Applying analysis skills; 21. Critical evaluation; 22. Further argument; 23. The appliance of science; 24. Conditions; 25. Principles; 26. An argument under the microscope; 27. Synthesis; 28. Critical marking; PART 2: Problem Solving: 1. What do we mean by a 'problem'?; 2. How do we solve problems?; 3. Selecting and using information; 4. Processing data; 5. Finding methods of solution; 6. Solving problems by searching; 7. Spatial reasoning; 8. Recognising patterns; 9. Making choices and decisions; 10. Using models; 11. Combining skills - using imagination; 12. Using other mathematical methods; 13. Use of more complex diagrams; 14. Modelling and investigating; 15. Analysis: hypotheses, reasons and inference; 16. Have you solved it?; Solutions to problems; Glossary; Index.