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9781557983756

Teaching for Thinking

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557983756

  • ISBN10:

    1557983755

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-09-01
  • Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

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Part of the "Psychology in the Classroom" series, "Teaching for Thinking" helps teachers face challenges in the classroom. All the books in this series have user-friendly features that make the educational principles discussed easy to adapt for classroom use.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 1(4)
Statement and Rationale
Overview of This Book
Goal 1: Understanding the Three Ways of Good Thinking and the Higher Order Thinking Processes Underlying Them
5(30)
Overuse of Test Scores
Higher Order Thinking Processes
Cognitive Skills
Goal 2: Understanding Teaching Strategies to Enhance Thinking
35(20)
Three Alternative Teaching Strategies
Goal 3: Understanding the Role of Questioning in Developing Thinking Skills
55(10)
Goal 4: Teaching the Three Ways of Thinking
65(18)
A Four-Step Model for Teaching the Three Ways of Thinking
Goal 5: Focusing on Teaching and Evaluating Creative Insight Skills
83(18)
The Nature of Insight
The Triarchic View of Insight
Examples of Insight Problems Involving Selective Encoding, Selective Combination, and Selective Comparison
Goal 6: Understanding Basic Principles and Pitfalls in the Teaching of Thinking
101(28)
The Principles
The Pitfalls
Goal 7: Understanding Why Good Thinkers Fail (Too Often)
129(18)
Final Review and Summary 147(4)
Glossary 151(4)
References 155(8)
About the Authors 163

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