The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking

513 Pages·2014·3.417 MB·English

by  Rupert Wegerif, Li Li, James C. Kaufman

The Routledge International
Handbook of Research
on Teaching Thinking
The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Teaching Thinking is a comprehensive guide to
research on teaching thinking. Teaching thinking is key to growing a more successful economy,
is needed for increased democratic engagement and is vital for the well-being of individuals
faced with the complexity of a globalised world. However, there are questions about what we
mean by ‘thinking’, how best to teach it and how best to assess it, and it is these questions that
this handbook explores and addresses.
Containing surveys and summaries of international, cutting-edge research on every aspect of
teaching thinking in a range of contexts, the handbook is thorough in its delivery, examining
many different approaches and methods to help readers understand what teaching thinking is
and how we can best take this movement forward. Key topics include:
• Theoretical perspectives on teaching thinking
• Approaches for teaching thinking
• Developing creative thinking
• Developing critical thinking and metacognition
• The assessment of thinking
• Teaching thinking in the context of STEM
• Collaborative thinking and new technology
• Neuro-educational research on teaching thinking.
This book is an essential guide for policy-makers, teachers and researchers who are interested
in teaching thinking.
Rupert Wegerif is a Professor of Education at the University of Exeter, UK.
Li Li is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, UK.
James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education,
University of Connecticut, USA.
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The Routledge
International Handbook
of Research on Teaching
Thinking
Edited by Rupert Wegerif, Li Li
and James C. Kaufman
First published 2015
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking /
edited by Rupert Wegerif, Li Li and James C. Kaufman.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Critical thinking—Study and teaching (Higher) I. Wegerif, Rupert,
1959- editor of compilation. II. Title: International handbook of research on
teaching thinking.
LB2395.35.R68 2015
370.15′2—dc23
2014046580
ISBN: 978-0-415-74749-3 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-79702-1 (ebk)
Typeset in Bembo
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Dedicated to the memory of Robert Burden (1940–2014) and
Anna Craft (1961–2014), contributors to this volume who died
while it was being prepared. Their wisdom will be sadly missed.
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Contents
Contributors xiii
Introduction 1
Rupert Wegerif, Li Li and James C. Kaufman
SECTION I
Theory, history and context of teaching thinking 9
1 Teaching for thinking: ethical reasoning 11
Robert J. Sternberg
2 A recent history of teaching thinking 19
Steve Higgins
3 Teaching thinking: an ideological perspective 29
Yoram Harpaz
4 A Confucian perspective on teaching thinking in China 45
Li Li
5 There’s more to thinking than the intellect 58
Douglas P. Newton
SECTION II
Approaches to teaching thinking 69
6 Tools for inquiry: the role of thinking skills approaches in
developing pedagogy as theory 71
Vivienne Baumfield
7 How to improve thinking 80
Phil N. Johnson-Laird
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