Critical Thinking
AS/AEA
AS/AEA
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Dr D J Favager
MA MEd MSc PhD
MA MEd MSc PhD
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Critical Thinking (AS):
The AS Critical thinking course is designed for the most able students in each L6 year. The top 15 or so are invited to do the course, and are expected to agree to do so. The course offers an additional qualification valuable for those with ambitions to attend top Universities (including Oxbridge) and those who wish to study competitive subjects such as Medecine and Law.
Topics covered:
The Nature of Arguments, Reasons & Conclusions, The Structure of Arguments, Assumptions, Evaluating Arguments, Flaws in Reasoning, Further Evidence, Evaluating Reasons and Arguments, Recognising Implications, Drawing Conclusions, Parallel Arguments, Applying Principles, Analysing Longer Passages, Past Paper Practice.
At the end of the lower sixth, students sit the OCR AS examination which consists of two papers.
Advanced Extension Award (AEA):
This is an examination which is set at a level above A2. It is meant to be a prestigious qualification designed for the most able sixth formers. All those obtaining an A or B in AS Critical Thinking are invited to sit this examination.
The AS Critical thinking course is designed for the most able students in each L6 year. The top 15 or so are invited to do the course, and are expected to agree to do so. The course offers an additional qualification valuable for those with ambitions to attend top Universities (including Oxbridge) and those who wish to study competitive subjects such as Medecine and Law.
Topics covered:
The Nature of Arguments, Reasons & Conclusions, The Structure of Arguments, Assumptions, Evaluating Arguments, Flaws in Reasoning, Further Evidence, Evaluating Reasons and Arguments, Recognising Implications, Drawing Conclusions, Parallel Arguments, Applying Principles, Analysing Longer Passages, Past Paper Practice.
At the end of the lower sixth, students sit the OCR AS examination which consists of two papers.
Advanced Extension Award (AEA):
This is an examination which is set at a level above A2. It is meant to be a prestigious qualification designed for the most able sixth formers. All those obtaining an A or B in AS Critical Thinking are invited to sit this examination.
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