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Annotated Bibliography Essay

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Michael Tran
English Composition and Rhetoric 1010
Dr. Robin Runia
29 October 2015

Annotated Bibliography

Blackshields, Daniel, and Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) (Ireland) National Academy for Integration of Research. "Making Connections For Mindful Inquiry: Using Reflective Journals To Scaffold An Autobiographical Approach To Learning In Economics." National Academy For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (2009): ERIC. Web. 29 Oct. 2015. Critical thinking is defined as the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement. Making connections from one thing to another is a skill critical thinking entails. In this article, students were given the assignment of reflective journaling throughout their economics course. This assignment gave students the opportunity to express how they felt about …show more content…

Two Chinese students had their learning procedures analyzed to see the difference between Chinese and American models of teaching. The two students were asked to discuss their thoughts on learning material and how they learn. As predicted, they come from a culture that emphasizes rote memorization. This way of learning isn’t productive because there is more memorizing done than understanding. Learning things with this method doesn’t require critical thinking. Despite being pushed towards this learning process, the two students expressed their opposition to it. Each has their own thoughts of how material should be absorbed. This article is applicable to my research because it connects the relationship between critical thinking and writing by looking into how these students from another culture go about using critical thinking in their classes.
Mehta, Sandhya Rao, and Rahma Al-Mahrooqi. "Can Thinking Be Taught? Linking Critical Thinking And Writing In An EFL Context."RELC Journal: A Journal Of Language Teaching And Research 46.1 (2015): 23-36. ERIC. Web. 27 Oct.

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