Improving Thinking in the Classroom : Routledge : 9781032512891 : 103251289X : 05 Dec 2023 : Programs like philosophy for children, reciprocal teaching, problem based learning and computerized games can help students' critical and creative thinking skills, but which are most effective? This research-to-practice book showcases how you can improve the thinking (cognition) of your students, across the curriculum and beyond. Each chapter focuses on a particular program, describes the method and background research, offers examples and explains key processes in implementation. You'll learn about thinking programs within a subject, across the curriculum, outside the curriculum and those which can be either within or outside the curriculum, so you can choose a program which suits your context. You'll also find out what to consider when evaluating a thinking skills program. And finally, you'll discover shared features of the methods - such as peer interaction, discourse, argumentation, scaff