This book tackles the contentious issue of whether and how thinking should betaught in schools. It explores how best to help children become effectivethinkers a... » 

This book tackles the contentious issue of whether and how thinking should betaught in schools. It explores how best to help children become effectivethinkers and learners. The book also examines whether there is one set ofunderlying cognitive skills and strategies which can be applied across all thecurriculum subjects and beyond. Its main thrust however is a detailedexamination of approaches to developing cognitive skills which are specific tothe National Curriculum.The book provides chapters from both generalists and subject specialists toillustrate how teachers in different subject areas can benefit from taking acognitive approach to their subject. It will give teachers a clearunderstanding of different approaches to teaching thinking and how these fittogether. «