Intellectual Character : What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It.


Ron. Ritchhart
Bok Engelsk 2002 · Electronic books.
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San Francisco : : Jossey-Bass, , 2002.
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1 online resource (337 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Intellectual Character; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits; Foreword: Six Intellectual Characters in Search of an Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Author; Part One: The Case for Intellectual Character; 1 Failing at Smart: Or What's an Education For?; 2 Rethinking Smart: The Idea of Intellectual Character; 3 Acting Smart: How Thinking Dispositions Close the Ability-Action Gap; Part Two: Fostering Intellectual Character in Our Schools; 4 First Days, First Steps: Initiating a Culture of Thinking; 5 Thinking Routines: Creating the Spaces and Structures for Thinking. - 6 Language and Thinking: Prompting, Priming, and Patterning7 Thought-Full Environments: Sustaining a Culture of Thinking; Part Three: Moving Toward the Ideal of Intellectual Character; 8 Beyond Technique: Where Teaching for Intellectual Character Begins; 9 Three Lessons: What to Keep in Mind About Teaching for Intellectual Character; 10 Some Practical Advice: How to Get Started Teaching for Intellectual Character; Appendix; Met. - What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the foundations of intellectual character and describe how teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students. Intellectual Character present
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Cognitive styles
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Learning, Psychology of
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