The ability to think carefully and clearly is a crucial life skill and Critical Thinking aims to hone and refine this skill. One of the great benefits of the subject is that it is totally skills based and will equip you to perform better in all your other subjects. Critical Thinking is taught in two sessions per week. A modest amount of homework will be set. The course is especially recommended for students with five or more GCSEs at grade A, and for all students taking Philosophy and Ethics AS/A level. AS is assessed through two examinations, both 1 hour 30 minutes long. Paper 1 is the foundation unit containing questions about how to recognise good and bad arguments and how to judge credibility. Paper 2 requires you to assess claims from source materials, draw inferences and write your own arguments. Students are encouraged to continue on to do the Extended Project. Critical Thinking skills are vital for the Extended Project, which is increasingly used by prestigious universities to differentiate among high-performing students. Critical Thinking is also valued by all universities as an additional subject, including Oxford and Cambridge. It is particularly useful for students going on to study Law, History, Philosophy, Economics and Medicine. Many universities are now introducing thinking skills tests as an entrance requirement for some courses, and Critical Thinking is an excellent preparation for these.
Name: Critical Thinking AS Level Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Critical Thinking Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20160317 09:21:28 Updated 20160317 09:21:28
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Title: GCE AS Level in Critical Thinking Qualification: GCE AS Level in Critical Thinking Classification: History, Philosophy and Theology