Focus on Thinking

Engaging Educators in Higher-Order Thinking

AvPaul A. Wagner,Daphne Johnson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-31
Mått:159 x 239 x 15 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781475833515

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Dr. Wagner is the author of over 130 publications. He has previously served as a senior elected office holder in both the Philosophy of Education Society and the Association of Philosophers in Education.Dr. Johnson is a professor of curriculum and instruction at Sam Houston State University where she teaches instructional strategies, classroom management, educational psychology, and life-span development. Her research interests are in teacher preparation, critical and creative thinking, and instructional technology.Dr. Fair is a professor of philosophy at Sam Houston State University where he has taught critical thinking for many years. He is the managing editor of the journal INQUIRY: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines.Dr. Fasko is a professor of educational psychology at Bowling Green State University where he teaches educational psychology and life-span development. His research interests are in critical and creative thinking and moral reasoning and education.

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Focus on Thinking makes a valuable contribution to teachers who are committed to encouraging their students to think more critically about their day-to-day learning experiences and about their worlds in general. The scripts provide powerful and appropriate exemplars of stimuli that can be used to encourage students to explore the meaning of concepts and effectively develop their reasoning skills. Focus on Thinking also provides a clear underpinning of practice within a well-grounded theoretical framework. This text supports and empowers teachers to adapt the guidelines given so that their teaching practice can be developed to encourage more skillful thinking in their students, while at the same time meeting the realities of core curricula and high stakes assessments. Focus in Thinking is clearly written, practical, wide-ranging yet focused, and it will be a welcome resource for teachers who are determined to support and challenge their students to think more critically.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Critical Thinking and the SchoolsChapter 2Middle School ScriptsChapter 3Secondary School ScriptsAppendix AResources for Further InformationAppendix BBuilding Your Own ScriptsAppendix C Elements of MindwareReferences