Education and Learning to Think

by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Technology Education Committee on Research in Mathematics, Science

The economic and social challenges confronting the nation today demand that all citizens acquire and learn to use complex reasoning and thinking skills. Education and Learning to Think confronts the issues facing our schools as they take on this mission. This volume reviews previous research, highlights successful learning strategies, and makes specific recommendations about problems and directions requiring further study. Among the topics covered are the nature of thinking and learning, the possibilities of teaching general reasoning, the attempts to improve intelligence, thinking skills in academic disciplines, methods of cultivating the disposition toward higher order thinking and learning, and the integral role motivation plays in these activities.

Genres: Education

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Robby Irwanto]

Education and Learning to Think

[Lashae Rhodes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author use the craft of writing nonfiction by giving insight into education with factual information gather by research and the author giving suggestions. The book touches on different strategies that can be used by a teacher, it explains what you want your student to be like a critical thinker and what practices are successful in schools. This is the interest of the author so I think they use the craft well to explain the different approaches and strategies to the reader. I like how the book is not solely based on opinions, but supported by quotes from different resources. When I am learning things about teaching I want to know if that strategy actually worked with students. This book gives me an understanding of what kind of teacher I am expected to be. I will have my student practice on their writing so that one day they are writing at their own free will and the writing is proficient.