Developing thinking; developing learning : a guide to thinking skills in education /
Debra McGregor.
- Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, Open University Press, 2007.
- xii, 330 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-330).
What do we mean by 'thinking'? -- What kind of thinking should we encourage children to do? -- Thinking and learning -- The nature of thinking programmes developed within a subject context -- The nature of general thinking skills programmes -- The nature of infused thinking -- Effectiveness of thinking programmes -- Development of creative thinking -- Development of critical thinking -- Development of metacognition -- Development of problem solving capability -- Synthesizing the general from the particular -- Professional development to support thinking classrooms -- School development to support thinking communities.