Ways of Teaching Thinking Thinking through Dispositions	Ways of Thinking Contents Introduction Thinking through Thinkpoints     - Big Ideas     - Practical Profile     - Action Guide Thinking through Dispositions     - Big Ideas     - Practical Profile     - Action Guide Thinking through Transfer     - Big Ideas     - Practical Profile     - Action Guide Thinking through Assessment     - Big Ideas     - Practical Profile     - Action Guide
Introducing Thinking Dispositions… Broadly defined, thinking dispositions are tendencies toward particular patterns of intellectual behavior. Traditionally, good thinking has been identified in terms of cognitive ability or skill. Often, being a good thinker means simply having certain kinds of critical and creative abilities. But being a good thinker involves much more than just cognitive skill: Good thinkers draw on their motivations, values, attitudes, and habits of mind. To a large degree, it is these elements that determine whether people use their skills when it counts (Tishman, 1995). In an effort to account for the affective and attitudinal dimension of high-order thinking, many educators and researchers involved in the thinking skills movement urge attention to what are often called "thinking dispositions" (Tishman, 1995). The Thinking Classroom outlines the key ideas behind thinking dispositions. The Thinking Through Dispositions approach to teaching thinking aims to encourage students to consistently make key thinking moves that will deepen their understandings of topics they are studying. References Tishman, S. & Andrade, A. (1995). Thinking dispositions: A review of current theories, practices, and issues. ACCTION report #1. Washington, DC. ACCTION.
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