The Teaching of Thinking

by Nickerson; R. S.

• ISBN13: 9780898595390
• ISBN10: 0898595398
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781317738794
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-11-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau
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Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
The Challenge of Teaching Thinking	p. i
Introduction	p. 3
Aspects Of Intellectual Competence	p. 8
Some Perspectives on Thinking	p. 44
Problem Solving, Creativity, and Metacognition	p. 64
Errors and Biases in Reasoning	p. 111
Approaches to Teaching Thinking	p. 143
Cognitive Operations Approaches	p. 147
Heuristics Oriented Approaches	p. 190
Formal Thinking Approaches	p. 227
Thinking Through Language and Symbol Manipulation	p. 248
Thinking About Thinking	p. 280
Prospects For Teaching Thinking	p. 311
Evaluation	p. 313
Prospects for Teaching Thinking	p. 323
References	p. 346
Author Index	p. 367
Subject Index	p. 374
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