Being More Critical

You need to adopt a questioning approach to what you read and hear about any...issue. First though, think about your own views and reactions to the issue:

• Do you have views on the issue already? What are they?
• Do you know a bit about it? What do you know? And how do you know it?
• How might your views and previous knowledge or experience affect your approach to looking at the evidence on an issue?

Ask strategic questions

• Who
• What
• Where
• When
• Why
• How

For pointers on being critical in assignments, go to page 12 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/oxfordbookesuni-bemorecritical2.pdf

Go to page 15 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/oxfordbookesuni-bemorecritical2.pdf for reflective cycle