计划留学Critical Thinking 批判性写作怎么写?

有的时候我们会收到老师关于我们写作的内容的反馈,像是“your essay is too descriptive你的内容描述性太强”或者是“you need to show more critical analysis 你需要展示出更多的批判性分析”等。
虽然有些描述信息可能是必须的——例如你提供相关的背景信息——但大多数的学术作业要求你写出分析性和批判性强的内容。
你的导师想知道“你”是怎么想的
你的写作需要展示你对证据和参考文献的解释,你是如何用那些信息证明你的论点,以及你在这个主题上的后续立场。在你的写作中持批评态度意味着参与到你的课题领域的学术辩论以及研究当中。
你选择的资料来源,展示他们是如何同意或者不同意其他证据的方式,以及构造你的论点的方式都将体现你的思维过程和你对读到的信息的理解。
利用证据来加强你的地位
试着预测你的读者会问什么样的问题。你可以用证据来帮助你巩固自己的立场,回答读者的问题,并“中和”相反的观点。
记住尽量少用描述性语句——不需要提供大量的背景或历史信息。
确保你从描述转到分析和评估——给出你对事实的解释,解释你所做的陈述的意义、结果和影响。
描述性写作Descriptive VS 批判性写作Critical writing 对比分析
描述说明发生的 VS 确定其重要性
Descriptive
"The data shows that the incidence (new cases) of asthma rates in children under 15 years old increased rapidly from 1977, peaking in 1993 and then declining, though rates still remain significantly higher than pre-1976 levels."
Critical
"The trend, from 1977 until 1993, of a rapid rise in rates of asthma diagnosis in children under 15 years, suggests that one of the causal factors was particularly prevalent during this time, but has since declined in importance or effect."
解释理论 VS 表明相关性
Descriptive
"Carl Rogers' theory of a person-centred approach focuses on the freedom of the individual to determine what values should be used to measure successful personal outcomes or benefit, and is particularly relevant for social workers when wanting to take into account the diverse needs of the client group."
Critical
"Carl Rogers' theory of a person-centred approach is particularly suitable for social workers wanting to work with a client group with diverse needs because it allows the client to determine what values should be used to measure successful outcomes, rather than those externally determined by, for example, the service, state or dominant culture in society."
记录使用的方法 VS 表明方法的适当性
Descriptive
"In addition to competency-based questions, the candidates were asked to complete an in-tray exercise, which required them to allocate different priority levels to tasks, as an appropriate method to measure their likely performance in the actual job."
Critical
"In addition to competency-based questions, candidates were asked to complete an in-tray task prioritisation exercise. This was because it was considered a more effective way to measure likely performance in the actual role as the majority of the job would involve similar tasks, with little interaction with customers and therefore less requirement for highly developed communication skills."
以上就是关于Critical Thinking的介绍以及应用,再多的理论介绍也比不上实际中的应用,希望大家能够在学习和工作当中多多的应用批判性思维,更快的适应国外的学习和工作模式,Fighting!