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[Kgethi Phakeng, PhD(Wits); Hon DSc (UBristol) @FabAcademic]

Stop asking AI to write for you, rather ask it to teach you.

Today @5pmSAST @thabangline and I will challenge one of the most dangerous trends in education & research: outsourcing thinking to AI.

We’ll show you how AI can become a tutor, supervisor, reviewer & coach that helps you develop your own voice, your own arguments and your own intellectual confidence.

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[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

We All Say "Teach Critical Thinking." But Few Say How!

Abrami et al. (2015) answer the how. Their meta-analysis pooled 341 effect sizes, and the verdict is both reassuring and humbling: critical thinking can be taught, but the effect is modest, and the method matters enormously.

They sort what works into three moves.

1. Dialogue (discussion, debate, teacher-posed questions).
2. Authentic instruction (real-world problems, case studies, role-play).
3. Mentoring (modeling, coaching, guided practice).

Each helps on its own. Combine all three and the effect nearly doubles.

Mentoring is the surprise. Abrami et al. report it "did not generate especially strong results when analyzed on its own" (p. 302), yet layered onto the others it works as a catalyst. Strong discussion plus real problems plus intentional modeling is the recipe.

One finding matters most now. Teaching critical thinking inside a subject beat teaching it as an abstract skill. Generic "critical thinking" courses are the weaker bet.

The humbling part is the disposition gap. Students may know how to evaluate an argument. Whether they'll bother when ChatGPT is right there is another question. That's the same problem behind cognitive surrender (Shaw and Nave, 2026) and metacognitive laziness (Fan et al., 2025): habits are harder to build than skills.

The paper is from 2015, written before pocket reasoning engines. That makes it more urgent. Dialogue, real problems, and coaching can't be outsourced to AI.

The technology keeps getting smarter. The pedagogical fundamentals haven't changed.

[Margaret R. Roller @MargaretRoller]

"Critical Thinking in Qualitative Research: A New Compilation" — A selection of 9 articles appearing from 2017-2025 emphasizing the essential role that critical thinking — from the human mind — plays in the quality and integrity of qualitative research. https://t.co/ZSIFHY9o7c

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How Am I Doing? Checklist for Doctoral Students at Various Stages of Their Program (1/3)

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HOW TO GIVE A GOOD PRESENTATION

[Bethlehem Tekola @Bethlehemtekola]

When it comes to conceptualising, developing and writing research questions for a qualitative study (for a paper or a dissertation), Jane Agee's 2009 article is very helpful.

I also like the fact that the article incorporates ethical considerations in developing questions.

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Stop telling ChatGPT "Write me an email"
Stop telling ChatGPT "Write me an email"
Stop telling ChatGPT "Write me an email"

Bad request = Bad result.

Use these commands instead and you'll see the magic:

[Faheem Ullah @Faheem_uh]

PhD Students - When to use which tool?

1. Writing research papers ➝ @answerthisio
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2. Draw scientific diagrams ➝ @SciClaw_ai
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3. Data extraction for literature review➝ @scispace
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4. Research assistant for life sciences ➝ @NoahAITech
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5. Citations recommender ➝ @search_liner
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6. Receive feedback on thesis ➝ @thesify_ai
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9. Identify research gap ➝ @Novix_science
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[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

40 Essential Websites Every PhD Student Should Know

1️⃣ Google Scholar – Find academic papers
2️⃣ ResearchGate – Connect with researchers
3️⃣ Academia. edu – Share and discover research
4️⃣ Connected Papers – Explore related papers
5️⃣ Semantic Scholar – AI-powered research search
6️⃣ Open Research Library – Free research books
7️⃣ JSTOR – Access journal articles
8️⃣ DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals
9️⃣ CORE – Aggregator of open access research
🔟 ArXiv – Preprints in science & tech

1️⃣1️⃣ SSRN – Social sciences & humanities papers
1️⃣2️⃣ Scopus – Citation and research tracking
1️⃣3️⃣ Web of Science – High-impact journals
1️⃣4️⃣ ORCID – Researcher identification
1️⃣5️⃣ Google Keep – Quick research notes
1️⃣6️⃣ Mendeley – Reference manager
1️⃣7️⃣ Zotero – Free reference tool
1️⃣8️⃣ EndNote – Citation & research organizer
1️⃣9️⃣ Overleaf – LaTeX for academic writing
2️⃣0️⃣ Grammarly – Improve writing quality

2️⃣1️⃣ ProWritingAid – Advanced writing analysis
2️⃣2️⃣ Hemingway Editor – Simplify writing
2️⃣3️⃣ IThenticate – Plagiarism detection
2️⃣4️⃣ Turnitin – Academic integrity checker
2️⃣5️⃣ Copyscape – Plagiarism checker for web
2️⃣6️⃣ ResearchRabbit – AI research assistant
2️⃣7️⃣ Sci-Hub – Access paywalled research
2️⃣8️⃣ Library Genesis – Free books & articles
2️⃣9️⃣ Trello – Organize research tasks
3️⃣0️⃣ Notion – Research management hub

3️⃣1️⃣ Evernote – Note-taking & organization
3️⃣2️⃣ Scrivener – Writing tool for dissertations
3️⃣3️⃣ Publish or Perish – Citation analysis
3️⃣4️⃣ Thesis Whisperer – PhD advice blog
3️⃣5️⃣ PhD Comics – Academic humor & insights
3️⃣6️⃣ PhDForum – Online community for PhD students
3️⃣7️⃣ Latex Templates – Thesis & research formatting
3️⃣8️⃣ DataCamp – Learn data skills
3️⃣9️⃣ Coursera – Free academic courses
4️⃣0️⃣ Udemy – Research & academic skills courses

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[National Research Foundation of South Africa @NRF_News]

A well-written (and well-argued) PhD research proposal can help you start your project in the right place and see it through.

Here are five tips for writing a successful PhD research proposal from Dr Christi Niesing (NWU): https://t.co/oOVJau6Dua

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