Teaching Children to Think

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Nelson Thornes, 2005 - 248 pages
As well as the invaluable features of the previous edition, this new updated version contains: suggestions for practical ideas to start the day thinking; more on emotional intelligence, cognitive acceleration and the use of ICT in teaching thinking; new summaries for each chapter; and more on assessment, new resources and weblinks.

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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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