Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom /
John C. Bean ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer.
- First edition.
- xxi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. .
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.
Preface -- Foreword -- The Author -- Using Writing to Promote Thinking: A Busy Professor's Guide to the Whole Book -- How Writing Is Related to Critical Thinking -- Engaging All Learners: Valuing Professional and Personal Writing -- Dealing with Issues of Grammar and Correctness -- Formal Writing Assignments -- Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities -- 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 -- Coaching the Writing Process and Handling the Paper Load -- Writing Comments on Students' Papers -- Developing and Applying Grading Criteria -- References -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15.
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English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching Critical thinking--Study and teaching Academic writing--Study and teaching