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Critical Thinking for Better Learning : New Insights from Cognitive Science.

Critical Thinking for Better Learning shifts the focus from teaching to learning and from presenting information to creating challenges that teach students how to think in your discipline. The shift derives from three new insights from cognitive science: that we think by analogy, that we learn best...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Carole
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
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Sumario:Critical Thinking for Better Learning shifts the focus from teaching to learning and from presenting information to creating challenges that teach students how to think in your discipline. The shift derives from three new insights from cognitive science: that we think by analogy, that we learn best when we process clear, focused sources and develop our own theories about our findings, and that there are key threshold concepts that define the discipline and make it attractive to young practitioners. This book explains each of these insights in direct, clear language, with examples of how to imp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (127 pages)
ISBN:9781475827804
1475827806