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John Butterworth and Geoff Thwait

Thinking Skills

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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Second edition

Thinking Skills

John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites

Thinking Skills

Butterworth and Thwaites

This lively coursebook encourages students to develop more

sophisticated and mature thinking processes by learning speci c,

transferable skills independent of subject content which assist con dent

engagement in argument and reasoning.

As well as giving a thorough grounding in critical thinking and problem

solving, the book discusses how to analyse and evaluate arguments,

manipulate numerical and graphical information and develop a range of

skills including data handling, logic and reasoning.

The second edition of the book has been substantially updated with new

and revised content throughout. The only endorsed coursebook offering

complete coverage of the Cambridge AS and A Level Thinking Skills

syllabus, this resource also contains extensive extra material to cover a

wide range of related awards.

Features include:

• clearly focused and differentiated critical thinking and problem solving
  units that provide complete coverage of the Thinking Skills syllabus
  and beyond


• a range of stimulating student activities with commentaries to develop
  analytical skills


• summary of key concepts at the end of each chapter to review learning


• end-of-chapter assignments to reinforce knowledge and skills, with
  answers at the back for self-assessment


• a mapping grid to demonstrate the applicability of each unit to awards
  including Critical Thinking, BMAT and TSA.
  Thinking Skills is written by two experienced examiners, who have
  produced a lively and accessible text which all students of Thinking Skills
  will  nd invaluable.
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Thinking Skills

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Second edition

John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites