Learning Skills
Why do we write them?
The main point is to evaluate and analyse.
It provides for description, analysis and interpretation that allows you as the reader to assess and show your understanding.
You are asked to write critical reviews in some of your courses to enable you to demonstrate that you can:
- understand the main points of an article or piece of work
- analyse the findings or argument of the article
- select appropriate criteria to evaluate the article
- provide a critical evaluation of the article based on the criteria you have chosen
The ability to read critically is not only important in academic study, it is also important in your wider life because critical abilities enable us to:
- keep up to date and adjust to change
- assess and comment on problems and proposed solutions others have published
- evaluate and comment on solutions that have been proposed
Please keep in mind!
- It is not just a summary. It is a critical evaluation, it allows for your opinion and judgement.
- It also does not have to be negative. Argument and counterargument should be shown.