The Critical Thinking Toolkit: Student Success

Paula Beesley is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Leeds Beckett University, with interests in communication skill development and practice placements. She holds the Practice Teacher Award, and has been a practice teacher for 20 years both as a child protection social worker and as an independent off-site practice educator working with a wide range of placements and students. She is currently undertaking a PhD into communication in social work student supervision on placement.

PART I: CRITICAL THINKING FOR STUDENTS
Chapter 1: What is critical thinking?
Chapter 2: Why critical thinking matters at university
Chapter 3: Becoming a critical thinker
PART II: CRITICAL THINKING IN LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Chapter 4: Critical thinking before lectures and seminars
Chapter 5: Critical thinking during lecturers
Chapter 6: Critical thinking during seminars
Chapter 7: Critical thinking after lectures and seminars
PART III: CRITICAL THINKING IN ASSESSED WORK
Chapter 8: Critical thinking and critical writing
Chapter 9: Critical thinking in essays
Chapter 10: Critical thinking in presentations
Chapter 11: Critical thinking in exams
Chapter 12: Critical thinking in practice learning and practical assessments: skills practice, role plays, experiments, placements, volunteering hours, apprenticeships
Chapter 13: Critical thinking and responding to feedback