The Thinkers Guide For Students On How To Study Learn A Discipline

Download or read book The Thinker's Guide for Students on How to Study & Learn a Discipline written by Richard Paul and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Thinker’s Guide Library presents critical thinking skills essential to mastering any area of study. Students are empowered to take ownership of their thinking and learning by asking questions, challenging assumptions, and drawing upon reliable sources. The guide makes intellectual work more accessible, practical, and engaging.

Download or read book The Thinker's Guide to Analytic Thinking written by Linda Elder and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thinker’s Guide to Analytic Thinking explores the practice of analyzing problems and opportunities and provides a framework for finding common denominators, inconsistencies, biases, and underlying causes. It helps readers learn to think within the logic of subjects and professions. By offering proper tools for analysis and assessment of thought, it empowers readers to address any decision with confidence. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

Download or read book Thinker's Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning written by Richard Paul and published by Foundation of Critical Thinking. This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the mechanics of Socratic dialogue, on the conceptual tools that critical thinking brings to Socratic dialogue, and on the importance of questioning in cultivating the disciplined mind. --from publisher description.

Download or read book The Thinker's Guide for Students on How to Study & Learn a Discipline, Second Edition written by Richard Paul and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Thinker's Guide Library presents critical thinking skills essential to mastering any area of study. Students are empowered to take ownership of their thinking and learning by asking questions, challenging assumptions, and drawing upon reliable sources. The guide makes intellectual work more accessible, practical, and engaging.

Download or read book How to Write a Paragraph written by Richard Paul and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though close reading and substantive writing are essential skills for the educated person, they are frequently ignored in education. How to Write a Paragraph applies critical thinking tools to the process of writing to guide students towards developing clear, effective, and meaningful written communication. As a companion to How to Read a Paragraph, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library includes activities to sharpen writing skills and overall reasoning abilities. Readers who work through this guide learn to be clearer, more purposeful, more aware of the assumptions guiding their thoughts, and more substantive in their approach to writing. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

Download or read book The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News written by Richard Paul and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help readers learn to seek out and recognize bias in the news; detect ideology, slant, and spin; and recognize propaganda, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library empowers readers to weed through overwhelming and often subjective media. It is an ideal supplement for media courses or a companion to daily news reports

Download or read book The Caring Teacher's Guide to Discipline written by Marilyn E. Gootman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: """"A delight to read. The book is thoughtful, practical, and extremely respectful of teachers and of the multiple judgments needed to educate young children well." "From the Foreword by Carl D. Glickman Chair, Program for School Improvement The University of Georgia This second edition of Marilyn E. Gootman's best-selling book is a comprehensive guide to teaching students to "do the right thing." With this insightful and important work, teachers can acquire the skills they need to help students practice self-control, solve problems, use good judgment, and correct their own misbehavior. You'll learn strategies to: Give students realistic expectations and establish rules for behavior Prevent and resolve misunderstandings using open communication Deal with anger (yours or your students') Communicate more effectively in order to prevent or resolve misunderstanding Develop and use problem-solving techniques Reach students with trauma-and dysfunction-associated behavioral problems Create effective partnerships with parentsWith updated insights, new research results and recommended programs, and a new chapter on "Bullying: Prevention and Intervention," this new edition of a powerful classic is a necessary resource for new and experienced teachers alike.Marilyn E. Gootman, Ed.D., is founder of Gootman Education Associates, an educational consulting company that provides workshops and seminars for parents and educators, focusing on successful strategies for raising and teaching children. She has been in the teaching profession for over 25 years, and her teaching experiences range from elementaryschool to the university level. She holds degrees from Simmons College and Brandeis University and a doctorate from the University of Georgia. She is the author of "The Loving Parents' Guide to Discipline "and" When a Friend