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| ERIC #: | ED277992 |
| Title: | Eight Pointers on Teaching Children To Think. Research in Brief. |
| Authors: | Maxwell, Laurie; Paulu, Nancy, Ed. |
| Descriptors: | Cognitive Development; Critical Thinking; Educational Research; Elementary Education; Teacher Response; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Methods |
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| Publication Date: | 1987-01-00 |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Pub Types: | Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Abstract: | Based on the research report "Thinking Skills" by Robert J. Marzano and C. L. Hutchins, this paper offers the following pointers on teaching children to think: (1) when teaching new information, have students compare it with what they already know; (2) provide students with manageable ways to evaluate information and teach them to ask questions; (3) help students develop a good problem-solving framework; (4) use "guided imagery," a technique that involves imagining an event or experience, to teach children important or difficult information; (5) teach children to elaborate by making inferences about information not explicitly stated in what they read; (6) encourage invention by asking students to create new information or products; (7) make sure students know how to use instruments such as a microscope or a map; and (8) encourage students to set goals for particular time frames. Examples of each pointer are included. It is suggested that educators teach students how to choose the information they want to remember and that students learn to examine their attitudes about learning and to evaluate their own progress. (JD) |
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| Reference Count: | 0 |
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| Note: | For the cited document, see ED 266 436. |
| Identifiers: | Thinking Skills |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
| Institutions: | Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. |
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| Audiences: | Teachers; Practitioners |
| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
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