Academic writing addresses complex issues that require high-order thinking skills to comprehend (e.g., critical reflective logical and creative thinking). Think of your writing
way: one of the most important attributes of a good teacher is the ability to explain complex ideas in a way that is understandable and relatable to the topic being
. This is also one of the main functions of academic writing – describing and explaining the significance of complex ideas as clearly as possible. Often
to as higher-order thinking skills, these include cognitive processes that are used to comprehend solve problems and express concepts or that describe abstract ideas that cannot be easily acted out pointed to or shown with images. As a writer you must take
the role of a good teacher by summarizing a lot of complex information into a well-organized synthesis of ideas concepts and recommendations that
to a better understanding of the research problem.