AS level critical thinking

Make_It

What's it like? :s-smilie:

Because I don't know what I just got myself into :biggrin:

What sort of things do you do?

Reply 1

Pepe Le Poosh

It IMMENSE... you'll find it useful in all your other subjects because it trains you in a certain way of thinking. If you're anythign liek me you'll hate it at first but grow to love it.

Reply 2

michaelyus

It's a very simple and quite useful course. But the subject content is quite/very little, and really it is only applying it to newspaper articles that is tricky. The exam though is actually a little harder (although I had very little practice before the exam - and came out with a B at AS): making up your own arguments, analysing more advanced texts etc.

Reply 3

shar7p

^
i also got a B at AS

its not that hard :smile:

i would reccomend doing it as an extra as level because it doesnt need huge amounts of revision for it

Reply 4

adrenaline1989

Some uni's accept it as a fourth AS!

Reply 5

tristanperry

It's... an extra AS.

I wasn't too fond of it - it's packaged as some "amazing AS that develops your mind", although I personally thought that you weren't really allowed to think; I had the feeling that if you don't put down the sorts of things the examiners want, you won't get a good mark.

As I say, it's an extra AS - and it's easy to get an A or B if you work moderately well at it all year.

Reply 6

sunspoon

I detested Critical Thinking. Got a 'C' in it. But ... it's extra UCAS points if anything.

Reply 7

Triplet1

I got an E in it. I hated it. :p:

In my sixthform it was an "extra" that no one, not even the teachers really cared about.
It was also the first year they did it so i dont really think they knew what to expect. :rolleyes:

I didnt see the point of it really and some unis dont except it.

Reply 8

Kolya

Triplet1

I didnt see the point of it really and some unis dont except it.

Isn't that a reason for Critical Thinking? :wink:

Reply 9

Triplet1

Lusus Naturae

Isn't that a reason for Critical Thinking? :wink:

Ermmm.

Reply 10

michaelyus

^
What you (presumably) meant to say was "some unis don't accept it" (which is true); but what it actually said was "some unis don't except [they actually count] it" - which is also true.