Developing critical thinking : from theory to classroom practice / edited by Fernando Naiditch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naiditch, Fernando, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

Summary:

Critical thinking requires a deep understanding of the topic at hand and the ability to look at content from diverse, and often unfamiliar, perspectives.Critical thinkers engage with material in innovative and creative ways to analyze, synthesize and assess it in order to reach their own informed conclusions.

Contents:

Introduction : Teaching and Learning Critical Thinking / Fernando Naiditch

Understanding Critical Thinking : What is it? Can we teach it? How do we learn it? / Fernando Naiditch

Philosophy for Children and Critical Thinking : Creating a Space for Children to Think in a Kindergarten Classroom / Olivier Michaud

Critical Thinking in Action : A Collaborative Early Childhood Approach to Curriculum Design / Elizabeth Quintero

Promoting Respect through Collaboration : A School Responds to Bullying by Engaging the Community / Jean Ann Slusarczyk & Lucy Villaluz

Co-construction as a Critical Approach to Mathematics Education / Mark Russo

Critical Pedagogy and the Teaching of Reading for Social Action / Fernando Naiditch

Think Critically and Act Collaboratively : A Critical Framework for Teaching Students with Special Needs / Mark Alter and Joan Rosenberg

Creativity and Motivation in the Teaching and Learning Process / Bettina Steren dos Santos, Carla Spagnolo, and Caroline Buker

Critical Second Language Pedagogy : Lessons Learned from Teaching Students in Poverty / Fernando Naiditch

Afterword : Encouraging Teachers¿ Growth and Development using Practitioner Research / Kathryn Herr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-4758-1893-9

OCLC:

959698498