{"product_id":"critical-thinking-for-better-learning-9781475827798","title":"Critical Thinking for Better Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritical Thinking for Better Learning shifts the focus from teaching to learning and from presenting information to creating challenges that teach students how to think in your discipline. The shift derives from three new insights from cognitive science: that we think by analogy, that we learn best when we process clear, focused sources and develop our own theories about our findings, and that there are key threshold concepts that define the discipline and make it attractive to young practitioners. This book explains each of these insights in direct, clear language, with examples of how to implement them in your own classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction  Section I:\tHow Students Learn Best  Chapter 1: We Learn through Analogies  Section II:\tWhy Much of Our Teaching is Ineffective  Chapter 2: How We Should (and Should Not) Teach  Section III: Teaching to the Student’s Natural Learning Style  Chapter 3: Where to Focus: Identify Threshold Concepts  Chapter 4:\tWhat to Teach: Choose Topics and Texts that Exemplify Threshold Concepts Chapter 5:\tHow to Teach: Design Lessons that Compel Students to Confront their Misconceptions  Chapter 6:\tHow to Assess: Design Ways to Gauge Students’ Critical Thinking   Conclusion Appendix A: How People Learn  Appendix B: Analogy as the Core of Cognition  Appendix C: Student Retention with Schemas and Analogies  Appendix D: Threshold Concepts  Appendix E: Sample Threshold Concepts and Skills Appendix F: Sample Student Challenges  Appendix G: How to Assess Critical Thinking  Recommended Reading\/Viewing  References","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040213336407,"sku":"9781475827798","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475827798.jpg?v=1750946063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-thinking-for-better-learning-9781475827798","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}