Higher-Order Thinking Skills

by Williams, R. Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781632205568
• ISBN10: 1632205564
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-03-17
• Publisher: Skyhorse Pub Co Inc

Summary

Explicit instruction in thinking skills must be a priority goal of all teachers. In this book, the author presents a framework of the five Rs: Relevancy, Richness, Relatedness, Rigor, and Recursiveness. The framework serves to illuminate instruction in critical and creative thinking skills for K-12 teachers across content areas.

Each chapter treats one category of thinking skills. A chapter begins with a brief anecdote that illustrates the category, then discusses the skill, presents relevant life questions, and concludes by examining chosen strategies for the three thinking levels.

Author Biography

R. Bruce Williams has more than thirty-five years of international consulting experience, and is noted for his expertise in group facilitation and in planning and team building methodologies. With seven years' experience in teaching English as a second language in Japan and Korea, Williams is highly experienced in working with diverse populations. Thirty-six years' experience in adult training also make him a valuable resource in facilitating school change. In addition to conference workshops in 2002 in Australia and New Zealand, he has been invited three times to present workshops for teachers in Singapore. He lives in Houston, TX.