Teaching Children to Think

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Nelson Thornes, 2005 - 248 pages
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This book describes and analyzes programs and approaches to the teaching of thinking from all around the world, providing ideas for teachers to use in their own classrooms. With new summaries for each chapter, this new updated version includes more practical ideas to start the day thinking. Teaching Children to Think features more on emotional intelligence, cognitive acceleration, and the use of ICT in teaching thinking; while also providing more on assessment, new resources, and weblinks.

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Buku Fisher yang berjudul Teaching Children to Think secara khusus membahas beberapa keterampilan berpikir yaitu berpikir kreatif (creative thinking), berpikir kritis (critical thinking), dan pemecahan masalah (problem solving). Dalam pengantarnya, Fisher menginginkan bahwa pengajaran tentang bagaimana berpikir ini seyogyanya menjadi misi bersama sekolah. Buku ini berupaya mencari cara untuk membantu anak-anak mencapai potensi belajar maksimalnya, baik dalam konteks sekolah maupun hidup sehari-hari. Oleh karena itu, secara umum Fisher banyak memberikan konsep dan usulan mengenai langkah-langkah atau strategi penerapannya dalam pengajaran maupun dalam hidup sehari-hari. 

Contents

Creative thinking
29
Critical thinking
56
A readiness to reason 53 A willingness to challenge
63
The patterning of experience 69 Summary
80
Problem solving
101
Instrumental enrichment
123
language and maths
169
across the curriculum
183
Thinking schools
209
Notes
222
Glossary
236
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Robert Fisher is well-respected in his field.

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