Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom
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Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom
（The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series）
Jossey-Bass, c1996
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index
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Description
A practical nuts and bolts guide for teachers from any discipline who want to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities. Engaging Ideas: * Shows how teachers can encourage inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate in their courses. * Presents a wide variety of strategies for stimulating active learning and for coaching writing and critical thinking. * Offers teachers concrete advice on how to design courses, structure assignment, use class time, critique student performance, and model critical thinking activities. * Demonstrates how writing can easily be integrated with such other critical thinking activities and inquiry discussions, simulation games, classroom debates, and interactive lectures.
Table of Contents
- Using Writing to Promote Thinking: A Busy Professor's Guide to the Whole Book
- UNDERSTANDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THINKING AND WRITING
- How Writing is Related to Critical Thinking
- Engaging All Learners: Valuing Professional and Personal Writing
- Dealing with Issues of Grammar and Correctness
- DESIGNING PROBLEM-BASED ASSIGNMENTS
- Formal Writing Assignments
- Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities
- COACHING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS, THINKERS, AND WRITERS
- Designing Tasks for Active Thinking and Learning
- Helping Students Read Difficult Texts
- Coaching Thinking Through the Use of Small Groups
- Alternative Approaches to Active Learning in the Classroom
- Enhancing Learning and Critical Thinking in Essay Exams
- Encouraging Engagement and Inquiry in Research Papers
- READING, COMMENTING ON, AND GRADING STUDENT WRITING
- Coaching the Writing Process and Handling the Paper Load
- Writing Comments on Students' Papers
- Developing and Applying Grading Criteria.
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