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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464058503321

Titolo

Teaching thinking skills across the middle years : a practical approach for children aged 9-14 / / edited by Belle Wallace and Richard Bentley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : David Fulton Publishers, , 2002

ISBN

1-138-15961-1

0-203-06534-4

1-136-62909-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BentleyRichard

WallaceBelle

Disciplina

370.1/52

Soggetti

Thought and thinking

Problem solving in children

Education, Elementary

Education, Secondary

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A David Fulton Book"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; For Teachers, Parents and Students; Introduction; 1 Don''t Work Harder! Work Smarter!; 2 Getting the Wheels Turning: Putting TASC into Action; 3 Thinking Through a Literacy Project; 4 Mathematical Makeovers: Using Existing Mathematics Problems to Promote the Development of Thinking Skills; 5 Using TASC to Foster the Development of Problem-solving and Thinking Skills in Science; 6 Using ICT to Support the Development of Problem-solving and Thinking Skills; Bibliography and Useful Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a practical framework for the teaching of thinking skills and problem-solving with children across Key Stages 2 and 3. Using examples of topics from the National Curriculum, teachers are presented with classroom techniques and activities, which systematically develop these skills. While accommodating the needs of all learners, the book caters for the need to differentiate learning activities to extend the more able learners. Included are suggested



activities for developing thinking and problem-solving skills relating to the National Numeracy Curriculum, the National Literacy