Summary 

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It is important that educators understand the concepts and principles discussed in this chapter. It is possible that individual teachers can help students develop their thinking skills by applying the guidelines we have discussed; and indeed many teachers are already doing so. However, it may also be desirable to incorporate structured programs that are specifically designed to teach thinking skills. Table 7.1 describes some programs designed to accomplish this goal.

Table 7.1. Structured programs designed to teach thinking skills.
Program	Audience	References
Strategic Content Learning	Postsecondary students with learning disabilities.	Butler (1995)

Online Links:
Teaching Thinking Skills

Helping Students Ask the Right Questions by Cynthia Richetti and James Sheerin.
http://www.ascd.org/frameedlead.html 

By learning question-based problem-solving strategies, students become more effective thinkers and learners.

 

Teaching Thinking Skills by Kathleen Cotton.
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/6/cu11.html

This article from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's School Improvement Research Series includes a glossary of important terms, a summary of research and information related to teaching thinking skills, and a comprehensive bibliography of citations to information related to teaching the components of thinking skills.

 

Helping Students Ask the Right Questions by Cynthia Richetti and James Sheerin
http://www.ascd.org/frameedlead.html

This article describes a program called CompassQuest that has been field tested in several schools. CompassQuest has a web site at http://www.tregoe.org/

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• Introduction
• Learning-to-Learn Skills
• Content Thinking Skills
• Basic Reasoning Skills
• Summary of Thinking Skills
• Metacognitive Skills
• Development of Thinking Skills
• Cognitive Skills Instruction
• Self-Regulation of Learning
• Notetaking
• Stimulating Creative Thinking
• Stimulating Critical Thinking
• What Teachers and Parents Can Do to Simulate Thinking Skills
• What Students Can Do to Simulate Thinking Skills
• Summary <<You are here>>
• Annotated Bibliography