Teaching Thinking: The Forgotten Foundation of Education.

Autor/inn/en	Campbell, Tom; und weitere
Titel	Teaching Thinking: The Forgotten Foundation of Education.
Quelle	(1979), (26 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Basic Skills; Cognitive Processes; Community Colleges; Critical Thinking; Decision Making Skills; Individual Development; Learning Theories; Maturity (Individuals); Postsecondary Education; Problem Solving; Productive Thinking; Program Descriptions; Teaching Methods; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Community college; Community College; Kritisches Denken; Individuelle Entwicklung; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Reifung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Problemlösen; Produktives Denken; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Descriptions are presented of three programs whose primary purpose is to teach students to think more efficiently, that is, to develop habits of critical thinking, and to improve decision-making and problem-solving skills. One of the three programs operates at Bowling Green State University and seeks to develop skill in critical analysis by focusing on social issues (e.g., nuclear power, school and religion, and political expression) to stimulate class discussion and supplement regular written assignments. The approach is interdisciplinary and includes values clarification and development of communication skills. Another program, conducted at Piedmont Technical College, focuses on teaching students to analyze everyday problems, particularly those from their own experience. The courses provide a method of problem analysis based on seven factors: identifying the real problem, the risks, alternatives, goals, values, information needed, and constraints on action. In contrast to these two programs, the Development of Operational Reasoning Skills Program (DOORS) at Illinois Central College provides a teaching technique rather than a specialized curriculum. The technique is based on the learning theories of Piaget and others and is applied to six traditional subject-matter areas, specifically English, mathematics, physics, history, sociology, and social science. (DR)
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