Tabla de Contenidos:
  • EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO THINK
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HIGHER ORDER SKILLS: A WORKING DEFINITION AND A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
  • THE NATURE OF THINKING AND LEARNING: GOING BEYOND THE ROUTINE
  • READING AS A HIGHER ORDER SKILL
  • MEANING CONSTRUCTION IN MATHEMATICS
  • GENERAL REASONING: IMPROVING INTELLIGENCE
  • PAST RESEARCH
  • CURRENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING HIGHER ORDER SKILLS
  • Problem Solving in the Disciplines
  • General Problem-Solving Skills
  • Reading and Study Strategies
  • Self-Monitoring Skills
  • Components of IntelligenceInformal Logic and Critical Thinking
  • PROBLEMS OF ASSESSMENT: SOME GENERAL COMMENTS
  • THINKING IN THE CURRICULUM
  • EMBEDDING THINKING SKILLS IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES
  • HIGHER ORDER APPROACHES TO THE ENABLING DISCIPLINES
  • CULTIVATING THE DISPOSITION TO HIGHER ORDER THINKING
  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • WHAT ARE HIGHER ORDER SKILLS?
  • CAN HIGHER ORDER THINKING BE DIRECTLY TAUGHT?
  • HOW SHOULD INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER ORDER THINKING BE ORGANIZED?
  • References
  • Appendix