First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This book presents essays by ten eminent psychologists, educators, and philosophers that unite classical and modern theories of thought with the latest practical approaches to the learning and teaching of thinking skills.
It is not surprising that the higherorder thinking skill of hypothesizing is cited in the CCSS, as it appears in a number of highyield instructional strategies (Costa & Kallick, 2000; Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001).
Directed to teachers, librarians, and staff development personnel, an introduction to teaching thinking skills in the primary grades covers over thirty-five skills and includes reproducible pages of activities for practice.
This is a vital text for teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals looking to develop critical thinking skills in their students.
Practical Strategies for the Teaching of Thinking
This book presents a framework for teaching skills that reflects new research on thinking, teaching for understanding, and instruction in the language arts and content areas at all levels. The...
Ahighly successful guide to encourage classroomdiscussion fordeveloping children's thinking, learning and literacy skills containsmaterial on the latest trends in teaching thinking, including dialogic teaching, creativity and personalized ...
Its context is a variety of changes in education that brought the explicit teaching of thinking to the consciousness of more and more teachers and administrators.
"A rare balance of cultural education, critical thinking skills, and 21st century skills...The thinking strategies in this book are excellent. There are many great examples that teachers could implement immediately.
Is thinking a matter of intelligence or a skill that can be taught deliberately? Can thinking be taught directly as a curriculum subject in schools?