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1Has the student understood the question?

2How well does the student know what other scholars have written about the topic?

3How skilfully has the student evaluated the work of other scholars?

4To what extent has the student synthesized the information and ideas available to produce a convincing argument?

5How clearly has that argument been conveyed?

6Has the student learned what they were supposed to learn from the course?

Glossary

synthesize If you synthesize different ideas, you combine these ideas.

Some of these criteria may be more important than others, depending on the task you have been set. However, in most cases, students who are good at 3 and 4 tend to receive higher marks. That is because they demonstrate good critical thinking skills.

Generally speaking critical thinking involves viewing issues from multiple perspectives and weighing up the strengths and weaknesses of arguments. When you do this you demonstrate that you can make fair judgements and take an independent stance.