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Enhancing Learning and Thinking


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This collection of essays addresses problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and various conceptions of the learning and thinking process as well as suggestions on how to facilitate these within the academic and business domains. Included are current points of view on the nature of learning and thinking from a wide representation of international sources. The book provides an overview of cognitive science; a discussion of the theoretical underpinnings of higher order thinking; developed programs for the enhancement of thinking skills in elementary, secondary, and college populations; essays on reading and arithmetic, as well as history, physical education, and social competence; a discussion of the role and development of thinking skills in the business domain; essays emphasizing that creative thinking is within the reach of almost anyone; and a global perspective on the nature and development of thinking through a presentation of the common and variant philosophical orientations of eastern and western thought. This book will be valuable to educators, teachers, and educational psychologists, as well as to others who wish to improve the cognitive and life skills of school children.

Table of Contents:
Preface Issues and Applications Some Observations on the Teaching of Thinking by Raymond S. Nickerson The School as a Home for the Mind: A Climate for Thinking by Arthur L. Costa Government Processes for Including Thinking Skills in the Curriculum by Sandra Falconer Pace Enhancing Learning in the Context of School by John B. Biggs Teaching Thinking to Preschoolers by M.A. Price Teaching Cognitive Strategies in the Classroom: A Content-Based Instructional Model by Kofi Marfo, Robert F. Mulcahy, David Peat, Jac Andrews, and Seokee Cho Knowledge Maps as Tools for Thinking and Communication by Selby H. Evans and Donald F. Dansereau Specific Applications to School Content Exploring the Teaching of Thinking Skills in History by Robert S. Patterson and Sharon I. Jamieson Thinking Skills or Strategic Behavior and Arithmetic Word Problems: Research, Assessment, and Instruction by Dan G. Bachor Modeling Reading as a Cognitive and Linguistic Skill by Che Kan Leong Metalinguistics and Reading Ability by Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert F. Mulcahy, Robert H. Short, and Seokee Cho Social Cognition and Social Competence: Instructional Issues by Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert H. Short, Robert F. Mulcahy, and Jac Andrews Assessment and Evaluation Planning Competence and Managerial Excellence: A Research Framework by Joya Sen and J.P. Das Assessing the Outcomes of Learning by Thomas O. Maguire Evaluating Programs that Claim to Teach Thinking Skills: Critical Issues and Options by Carmel French and Fred French Enhancing Learning and Thinking: Some Questions by Jac Andrews, Robert H. Short, and Robert F. Mulcahy Index

About the Author :
ROBERT F. MULCAHY is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. ROBERT H. SHORT is also a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. JAC ANDREWS is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Calgary.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780275936662
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 027593666X
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 1991
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 304


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