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Direct linkReznitskaya, Alina; Wilkinson, Ian A. G. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
"The Most Reasonable Answer" is an innovative and comprehensive guide to engaging students in inquiry dialogue--a type of talk used in text-based classroom discussions. During inquiry dialogue, students collectively search for the most reasonable answers to big, controversial questions, and, as a result, enhance their argumentation…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Classroom Communication, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Koenig, Judith Anderson – National Academies Press, 2011
The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services seem to be growing. The modern workplace requires workers to have broad cognitive and affective skills. Often referred to as "21st century…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Problem Solving
Krasa, Nancy; Shunkwiler, Sara – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
How do children learn math--and why do some children struggle with it? The answers are in "Number Sense and Number Nonsense," a straightforward, reader-friendly book for education professionals and an invaluable multidisciplinary resource for researchers. More than a first-ever research synthesis, this highly accessible book brings math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems, Numbers, Arithmetic
Resnick, Lauren B. – 1987
An analysis is presented of the latest findings from psychology and education on how children acquire complex thinking skills and learn to reason, and how the schools can teach such skills more effectively. This paper reviews previous research, highlights successful learning strategies, and makes specific recommendations about problems and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking
Swartz, Robert J.; Perkins, D. N. – 1990
This teaching guide provides an integrated framework for teaching thinking skills which involves both teaching thinking in a separate program or course and infusing the teaching of thinking into standard subject area instruction across the curriculum. Individual chapters deal with the following topics: (1) the nature of thinking skills and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking
Meyers, Chet – 1986
The teaching of critical thinking is discussed, based on the view that methods of teaching critical thinking vary from discipline to discipline. After covering basic concepts related to teaching critical thinking, a framework to examine the process of critical thinking is presented, based on cognitive science and developmental theory, especially…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, College Instruction
