Enhancing Learning and Thinking:

Issues And Applications -- Some Observations On The Teaching Of Thinking / Raymond S. Nickerson -- The School As A Home For The Mind: A Climate For Thinking / Arthur L. Costa -- Government Processes For Including Thinking Skills In The Curriculum / Sandra Falconer Pace -- Enhancing Learning In The Context Of School / John B. Biggs -- Teaching Thinking To Preschoolers / M.a. Price -- Teaching Cognitive Strategies In The Classroom: A Content-based Instructional Model / Kofi Marfo, Robert F. Mulcahy, David Peat, Jac Andrews, And Seokee Cho -- Knowledge Maps As Tools For Thinking And Communication / Selby H. Evans And Donald F. Dansereau -- Specific Applications To School Content -- Exploring The Teaching Of Thinking Skills In History / Robert S. Patterson And Sharon I. Jamieson -- Thinking Skills Or Strategic Behavior And Arithmetic Word Problems: Research, Assessment, And Instruction / Dan G. Bachor -- Modeling Reading As A Cognitive And Linguistic Skill / Che Kan Leong -- Metalinguistics And Reading Ability / Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert F. Mulcahy, Robert H. Short, And Seokee Cho -- Social Cognition And Social Competence: Instructional Issues / Gabriel J. Mancini, Robert H. Short, Robert F. Mulcahy, And Jac Andrews -- Assessment And Evaluation -- Planning Competence And Managerial Excellence: A Research Framework / Joya Sen And J.p. Das -- Assessing The Outcomes Of Learning / Thomas O. Maguire -- Evaluating Programs That Claim To Teach Thinking Skills: Critical Issues And Options / Carmel French And Fred French -- Enhancing Learning And Thinking: Some Questions / Jac Andrews, Robert H. Short, And Robert F. Mulcahy. Edited By Robert F. Mulcahy, Robert H. Short, And Jac Andrews. The Idea For This Book Emerged From A Major International Conference On Thinking That Took Place At The University Of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.