Penetrating the Barriers to Teaching Higher Thinking.

Supon, Viola

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Publication Date: 1998

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Penetrating the Barriers to Teaching Higher Thinking.

Supon, Viola

Clearing House, v71 n5 p294-96 May-Jun 1998

Considers five ways to overcome barriers teachers face when they attempt to create thinking classrooms: (1) acquisition of conscious commitment; (2) legitimization of students' experiences; (3) integration of visualizing into the curriculum; (4) use of reflective analysis; and (5) diversification of perspectives. (SR)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Perspective Taking, Thinking Skills, Visualization

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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