To Think: In Language, Learning and Education

ISBN-13: 9781138423435 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Frank Smith

Opis

Discusses the language of thinking; the different aspects of the thinking process - everyday thought, creative and critical thought; and methods advocated for teaching children to think. The author argues that learning to think is less a matter of instruction than of experience and opportunity.

Recenzje

From the reviews of the American edition: `This small book will not go away. It has the mark of another seminal work.' - Educational Leadership

` ... present[s] complex ideas in a highly readable manner.' - Journal of Reading

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Talking About Thinking; Chapter 2 Commonplace Thinking; Chapter 3 Remembering, Understanding, and Learning; Chapter 4 Imagination; Chapter 5 Patterns and Stories; Chapter 6 Thinking Creatively; Chapter 7 Thinking Critically; Chapter 8 Thinking and Language; Chapter 9 Thinking and Education;

O autorze

Frank Smith