Critical Thinking Now - Practical Teaching Methods for Classrooms Around the World

Teaching critical thinking requires sustained, finely tuned teaching and assessment methods. This book lays out a blueprint to do just that. Specifically, it outlines the necessary components of a critical thinking classroom and provides assessment techniques and ample exercises adaptable to any student's field, age, or level of education.

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Foreword: Michelle Foshee, University of Washington
Preface: Why I Wrote This Book
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: How Culture Colors Cognition
Chapter 2: What is Critical Thinking?
Chapter 3: The Critical Thinking Classroom
Chapter 4: Assessing Critical Thinking
Chapter 5: Teaching Critical Thinking in Other Cultures
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1: Curriculum for Teaching Persuasive Essays to Elementary School Children
Appendix 2: Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verbs
Appendix 3: To the Moon!
Appendix 4: Annotated Resources
References
About the Author
Index

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By Nancy Burkhalter

Riassunto

Teaching critical thinking requires sustained, finely tuned teaching and assessment methods. This book lays out a blueprint to do just that. Specifically, it outlines the necessary components of a critical thinking classroom and provides assessment techniques and ample exercises adaptable to any student's field, age, or level of education.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nancy Burkhalter, Burkhalter Nancy
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781475827507
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-2750-7
• Pagine: 122
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching staff, Teaching skills & techniques, Curriculum planning & development, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy, Curriculum planning and development, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, Teaching staff / Educators