Developing Minds: A resource book for teaching thinking

ISBN-10: 0871201801
ISBN-13: 9780871201805
Series: Developing Minds
Pages: 400
Language: English
Published: 1991
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Author: Arthur L. Costa

Description

This eight-part book contains 69 articles which address topics related to helping students become effective thinkers. The articles are organized under these categories: (1) the need to teach students to think; (2) creating school conditions for thinking; (3) what is thinking? deciding on definitions; (4) a curriculum for thinking; (5) thinking pervades the curriculum; (6) teaching for thinking; (7) teaching strategies; and (8) assessing growth in thinking abilities. The book lists other resources for teaching thinking (in nine appendixes) which include a glossary of cognitive terminology, observation forms, checklists, questionnaires, evaluation instruments, suggestions for getting started, and questions for system planners. (PRA)