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Dimensions of thinking : a framework for curriculum and instruction
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- ISBN: 0871201488
- ISBN: 9780871201485
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [©1988]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Thinking as the foundation of schooling -- 2. Metacognition : Knowledge and control of self : Commitment ; Attitudes ; Attention. Knowledge and control of process : Types of knowledge important in metacognition ; Executive control of behavior ; Implications -- 3. Critical and creative thinking : Critical thinking ; Creative thinking ; Application ; Implications -- 4. Thinking processes : Concept formation ; Principle formation ; Kinds of principles ; Comprehension ; Problem solving ; Decision making ; Research (scientific inquiry) ; Composition ; Oral discourse ; Implications ; Relationships between processes and skills -- 5. Core thinking skills : Focusing skills : Defining problems ; Setting goals. Information-gathering skills : Observing ; Formulating questions. Remembering skills : Encoding ; recalling. Organizing skills : Comparing ; Classifying ; Ordering ; Representing. Analyzing skills : Identifying attributes and components ; Identifying relationships and patterns ; Identifying main ideas ; Identifying errors. Generating skills : Inferring ; Predicting ; Elaborating. Integrating skills : Summarizing ; Restructuring. Evaluating Skills : Establishing criteria ; Verifying. Generalizations about thinking skills and skills instructions -- 6. The relationship of content-area knowledge to thinking : Content-area learning as schema-dependent ; Content areas as models and metaphors ; Content areas as changing bodies of knowledge ; Content areas as special approaches to investigation ; Implications -- 7. Use of the framework : Curriculum ; Instruction ; Assessment. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | LB 1590.3 .D56 1988 | 2241987 | Stacks | Available | - |