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NEW CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS AND A LEVEL THINKING SKILLS COURSEBOOK - 9781108441049
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- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Weight: 0.50kg
- ISBN: 9781108441049
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Description
- Universities and employers seek 21st-century learners who can think critically, collaborate effectively, and devise creative solutions to problems.
- With an increased number of practice questions compared to the previous edition, this coursebook offers students ample opportunities to enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- It guides students through various scenarios, such as drawing conclusions from arguments, elucidating the thinking process involved, and boosting confidence in independent thinking.
- Suggested answers to the coursebook questions are available in the teacher's resource.
- Features:
- Exam-style questions throughout the book enable students to practice their skills and gain confidence with Cambridge AS & A Level Thinking Skills.
- Published by the experts behind other skills-based syllabuses such as Global Perspectives and English General Paper.
- Example activities with commentary illustrate how to approach questions and aid students in comprehending critical thinking and problem-solving concepts.
- Divided into two clear parts - critical thinking and problem-solving - facilitating easy co-teaching.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- Section 1: Problem Solving
- What do we mean by a 'problem'?
- Selecting and using information
- Processing data
- Working with models
- Solving problems by searching
- Finding methods of solution
- Trends in data
- Transforming data
- Summarized Data
- Identifying features of a model
- Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
- Changing the scenario of a problem
- Section 2: Critical Thinking
- An introduction to critical thinking
- Claims, statements, and assertions
- Assessing claims
- Grounds, reasons, and evidence
- Evaluating evidence: a case study
- Statistical evidence
- Uses of evidence: inference and explanation
- Identifying argument
- Analyzing argument
- Interpretation
- Assumptions
- Evaluating argument
- Applying logic
- Longer texts
- Multiple sources
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgments.