| Description |
x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"The idea for this book emerged from a major international conference on thinking that took place at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada"--Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Issues and Applications -- Some Observations on the Teaching of Thinking / Raymond S. Nickerson -- The School as a Home for the Mind: A Climate for Thinking / Arthur L. Costa -- Government Processes for Including Thinking Skills in the Curriculum / Sandra Falconer Pace -- Enhancing Learning in the Context of School / John B. Biggs -- Teaching Thinking to Preschoolers / M.A. Price -- Teaching Cognitive Strategies in the Classroom: A Content-Based Instructional Model / Kofi Marfo, Robert F. Mulcahy, David Peat, Jac Andrews, and Seokee Cho -- Knowledge Maps as Tools for Thinking and Communication / Selby H. Evans and Donald F. Dansereau -- Specific Applications to School Content -- Exploring the Teaching of Thinking Skills in History / Robert S. Patterson and Sharon I. Jamieson -- Thinking Skills or Strategic Behavior and Arithmetic Word Problems: Research, Assessment, and Instruction / Dan G. Bachor -- Modeling Reading as a Cognitive and Linguistic Skill / Che Kan Leong -- Metalinguistics and Reading Ability / Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert F. Mulcahy, Robert H. Short, and Seokee Cho -- Social Cognition and Social Competence: Instructional Issues / Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert H. Short, Robert F. Mulcahy, and Jac Andrews -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Planning Competence and Managerial Excellence: A Research Framework / Joya Sen and J.P. Das -- Assessing the Outcomes of Learning / Thomas O. Maguire -- Evaluating Programs that Claim to Teach Thinking Skills: Critical Issues and Options / Carmel French and Fred French -- Enhancing Learning and Thinking: Some Questions / Jac Andrews, Robert H. Short, and Robert F. Mulcahy. |
| Subject |
Learning -- Congresses.
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Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.
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Cognition -- Congresses.
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Cognition in children -- Congresses.
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Cognition. (OCoLC)fst00866457
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Cognition in children. (OCoLC)fst00866501
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Learning. (OCoLC)fst00994826
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Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst01150265
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Lerntheorie (DE-588)4114402-8
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Kognitive Entwicklung (DE-588)4133279-9
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Kongress (DE-588)4130470-6
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Kognitive Kompetenz (DE-588)4164465-7
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Unterricht (DE-588)4062005-0
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Aprendizagem (psicologia)
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Psicologia cognitiva.
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Ensino e aprendizagem.
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Pensamento.
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Edmonton.
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| Indexed Term |
Learning |
| Genre/Form |
Congresses.
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Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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| Added Author |
Mulcahy, R. F. (Robert F.), 1941-
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Short, Robert H.
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Andrews, Jac.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Enhancing learning and thinking. New York : Praeger, 1991 (OCoLC)551362607 |
| ISBN |
027593666X (alk. paper) |
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9780275936662 (alk. paper) |
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