Engaging ideas : the professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom / John C. Bean ; foreword by Maryellen Weimer.

By:

Bean, John C.(ed.)

Material type:

TextSeries: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education seriesPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1996.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxi, 282 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

0787902039

ISSN:

9780787902032

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LOC classification:

PE1404 .B37

Contents:

Using writing to promote thinking: a busy professor's guide to the whole book -- Part one. 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 -- Part two. Designing problem-based assignments -- Formal writing assignments -- Informal, exploratory writing activities -- Part three. 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 -- Part four. 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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Includes Index

Using writing to promote thinking: a busy professor's guide to the whole book --
Part one. 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 --
Part two. Designing problem-based assignments --
Formal writing assignments --
Informal, exploratory writing activities --
Part three. 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 --
Part four. 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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