Focus on Thinking

Engaging Educators in Higher-Order Thinking

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Focus on Thinking

Engaging Educators in Higher-Order Thinking

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In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students have fewer opportunities to advance their insight into cognitive and emotional challenges, even though both teachers and parents recognize the importance of developing deliberative and reflective thinking skills.

This book uniquely combines two things. First, it provides resources for classroom teachers in middle and secondary school that make it possible to, at a moment’s notice, take advantage of a teachable moment by drawing students into productive intellectual discussions. Second, it gives the reader an overview of the rationale and the research base for engaging students in educational activities that are truly intellectual and that are not limited to training for testing success.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Critical Thinking and the Schools
Chapter 2Middle School Scripts
Chapter 3Secondary School Scripts
Appendix AResources for Further Information
Appendix BBuilding Your Own Scripts
Appendix C Elements of Mindware
References

Product details

Published 23 Jan 2017
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 112
ISBN 9781475833539
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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