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The Critical Thinking Toolkit
Your Guide to Success in Learning, Thinking and Writing at University

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November 2025 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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Are you looking to develop and master critical thinking skills? This introductory book is designed to meet the need for practical, applied content in this essential area. It guides you through the day-to-day application of critical thinking at university, both in preparation for, during and after university-based learning activities including lectures and seminars and in assessed work including essays, presentations, exams and practical learning opportunities.

Ideal for beginner to advanced students, this book’s approach:

·              Allows you to apply new critical thinking and reasoning skills with exercises and real-world examples

·              Helps you in building your critical thinking skills progressively in a clear way.

·              Enables you to tailor your learning journey to your specific goals with activities, examples, and personalised action plans.

Ideal for students seeking to enhance their critical thinking abilities, this book is a valuable addition to any academic toolkit.

 
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING
 
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

Paula Beesley

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. More About Author

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Louise Warwick-Booth

Louise is a sociologist with specific interests in health policy and social policy. She is a Reader located in The Centre for Health Promotion Research, which she has co-directed since 2013. Louise joined the University in September 2005 and has taught on a wide range of modules including sociology, health policy, research, community and global policy and health care. She also manages a range of research projects and a team of research staff.Louise’s research projects are diverse and include a commissioned evaluation of the Way Forward Programme, a project to develop resilience in vulnerable young women with unmet need, the evaluation of a... More About Author

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