Assignment
Task: need to select an article from the list of articles and write a critical review report.
The review must be 1500 words (+/-10%) in length.
Cover page: The essay must include a cover page that contains your name, student number, resident campus, assessment title, and lecturer.
Minimum number of peer-reviewed journal articles to pass: 10
Both on-campus students and Distance students must write a review article and submit online via Moodle by the due date.
Format: Text should be word-processed, with appropriate layout and use of headings/sub-headings. Times New Roman, 12 size font and line spacing (1.5).
Referencing: The list of references should form the last page or two, at the end of the assessment. Referencing should be in a consistent APA style.
Task Description: The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate your ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate information and present that information in a written format. A list of articles will be available on the unit's Moodle site for you to choose from. You will then write a critical article review based around your responses to the following questions.
Critical Analysis
o What is the background of the research? (Background)
o What is the research problem? What do we know about the research problem? What do we not know? (Research objective and literature review)
o What are the core research questions the article addresses? Why are they important to address? (Research questions)
o How was the research conducted? (Methodology)
o What where the major findings? (Findings)
o What are the significance of the findings for future research or management practice? (Significance/implications)
Critical evaluation
o In your view, are there any limitations with this research?
o What are some of the assumptions that the authors have made in this research? Do you agree with them?
o What is your overall evaluation of the article's effectiveness and credibility?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Articles:
1. Understanding and teaching critical thinking-A new approach by Kristoffer Larsson.
2. Exploring cultural differences in critical thinking: Is it about my thinking style or the language I speak? by Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Ronald Fischer and Colleen Ward.
3. Improving critical thinking: Effects of dispositions and instructions on economics students' reasoning skills by Anita Heijltjes, Tamara van Gog, Jimmie Leppink and Fred Paas.
4. How might language affect critical thinking performance? by Emmanuel Manaloa and Chris Sheppard.
5. Epistemic beliefs and critical thinking of Chinese students by Ngai-Man Chan, Irene T. Ho and Kelly Y.L. Ku.
6. A meta-analysis on critical thinking and community college student achievement by Carlton J. Fonga, Yughi Kima, Coreen W. Davis, Theresa Hoanga and Young Won Kim.
7. Understanding critical thinking in Chinese sociocultural contexts: A case study in a Chinese college by Lei Chen.