Interventions to Teach Thinking Skills: Investigating the Question of Transfer. Elementary Subjects Center Series No. 6.

Autor/in	Rosaen, Cheryl L.
Institution	Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Inst. for Research on Teaching.
Titel	Interventions to Teach Thinking Skills: Investigating the Question of Transfer. Elementary Subjects Center Series No. 6.
Quelle	(1988), (77 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Critical Thinking; Elementary Education; Learning Strategies; Problem Solving; Productive Thinking; Skill Development; Transfer of Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Denken; Elementarunterricht; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Problemlösen; Produktives Denken; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung
Abstract	This review examines 12 programs designed for use in classrooms to develop "general thinking skills" used in learning and problem-solving situations inside and outside classrooms. Analysis of program features focuses on the extent to which each program shows promise in helping students transfer the skills they develop through completing program exercises to other learning situations. It is argued that programs with multiple goals are more likely to promote transfer of skills than those that promote the single goal of particular skill development. Thus, programs that also focus on three additional goals (developing metacognitive awareness and strategies; conditional knowledge of contexts for knowledge and skill use; and attitudes and dispositions conducive to using the skills) show more promise. Other program features that increase the likelihood of transfer are (1) program materials are content related; (2) teaching methods include a high degree of teacher mediation; (3) transfer of skills is directly taught; and (4) teachers are trained to use the materials. It is concluded that interventions to teach thinking skills can be useful tools, but they need to be used in conjunction with occasions for students to develop and use higher order thinking in subject area learning. (Forty-eight references are attached.) (Author)
Anmerkungen	Institute for Research on Teaching, College of Education, 252 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 ($6.25).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC