At a time of concern over the influence of social media, algorithms and artificial intelligence, this book presents a practical toolkit for secondary teacher and parents that supports secondary teachers to help their students understand the importance of critical thinking. Teenagers are facing a daily barrage of content tailored to suit their preferences and reinforce their biases. It is essent…
Contending that this ability to \\\"earn\\\" understanding will equip students to thrive in school, at work, and in life, the authors highlight seven higher-order thinking skills that facilitate students\\\' acquisition of information for greater retention, retrieval, and transfer. These skills, which cut across content areas and grade levels and are deeply embedded in current academic standard…
When training and development initiatives treat learning as something that occurs as a one-time event, the learner and the business suffer. Using design thinking can help talent development professionals ensure learning sticks to drive improved performance. Design Thinking for Training and Development offers a primer on design thinking, a human-centered process and problem-solving methodolog…
Critical Thinking provides language teachers with a dynamic framework for encouraging critical thinking skills in explicit, systematic ways during their lessons. With the proliferation of fallacious arguments, "fake news," and untrustworthy sources in today's multimedia landscape, critical thinking skills are vital not only in one’s native language, but also when engaged in the task of lan…
Colin Swatridge.
Includes bibliographical references and index.;