Teaching for Successful Intelligence : To Increase Student Learning and Achievement.

Teaching for Successful Intelligence : To Increase Student Learning and Achievement.

Provides 40 research-based, illustrated lessons and demonstrates how to design units that help students apply analytical, creative, and practical thinking skills to solve problems and make decisions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sternberg, Robert J.
Other Authors: Grigorenko, Elena L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Subjects:
Thought and thinking > Study and teaching.
Creative thinking > Study and teaching.
Creative thinking > Study and teaching
Thought and thinking > Study and teaching
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Introduction
  • Why Teach for Successful Intelligence?
  • Who is This Book For?
  • How is This Book Arranged?
  • About the Authors
  • Part I
  • Understanding Successful Intelligence
  • Chapter 1
  • What is Successful Intelligence?
  • A Grizzly Bear's Lunch
  • Defining Successful Intelligence
  • The Triarchy of Thinking Abilities
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2
  • Examining the Theory of Successful Intelligence
  • Does Successful Intelligence Work in the Classroom?
  • Why are Conventional Notions of Intelligence Still Prevalent?
  • Chapter 3
  • Successful Intelligence in Life and in School
  • Successful Intelligence in Life: The Changing Demands of the Larger World
  • Successful Intelligence in School: Giving Everybody a Fair Chance
  • Part II
  • Building Successful Intelligence Abilities
  • Chapter 4
  • Teaching for Analytical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Lesson 1: Identify the Problem
  • Lesson 2: Allocate Resources
  • Lesson 3: Represent and Organize Information
  • Lesson 4: Formulate a Strategy
  • Lesson 5: Monitor Problem-Solving Strategies
  • Lesson 6: Evaluate Solutions
  • Lesson 7: Additional Prompts for Analytical Thinking
  • Chapter 5
  • Teaching for Creative Thinking
  • The Investment View of Creativity: Buying Low and Selling High
  • Balancing Analytical, Creative, and Practical Abilities
  • Lesson 8: Redefine the Problem
  • Lesson 9: Question and Analyze Assumptions
  • Lesson 10: Sell Creative Ideas
  • Lesson 11: Generate Ideas
  • Lesson 12: Recognize the Two Faces of Knowledge
  • Lesson 13: Identify and Surmount Obstacles
  • Lesson 14: Take Sensible Risks
  • Lesson 15: Tolerate Ambiguity
  • Lesson 16: Build Self-Efficacy
  • Lesson 17: Uncover True Interests
  • Lesson 18: Delay Gratification
  • Lesson 19: Model Creativity
  • Lesson 20: Additional Prompts for Creative Thinking.
  • Chapter 6
  • Teaching for Practical Thinking
  • Lesson 21: Become Motivated
  • Lesson 22: Control Impulses
  • Lesson 23: Persevere, but Don't Perseverate
  • Lesson 24: Use the Right Abilities
  • Lesson 25: Act on a Plan
  • Lesson 26: Become Oriented to the Product
  • Lesson 27: Complete Tasks
  • Lesson 28: Make a Commitment
  • Lesson 29: Take a Risk
  • Lesson 30: Don't Procrastinate
  • Lesson 31: Assign Responsibility
  • Lesson 32: Manage Self-Pity
  • Lesson 33: Be Independent
  • Lesson 34: Handle Personal Difficulties
  • Lesson 35: Concentrate
  • Lesson 36: Schedule Accordingly
  • Lesson 37: Set Priorities
  • Lesson 38: Balance Thinking Skills
  • Lesson 39: Develop Self-Confidence
  • Lesson 40: Additional Prompts for Practical Thinking
  • Part III
  • Developing Successful Intelligence Units
  • Chapter 7
  • Framing Triarchic Instruction and Assessment Units
  • The Nuts and Bolts of TIA
  • What TIA Means
  • What TIA Does Not Mean
  • The Structure of TIA Units
  • Pre-TIA Activities
  • Designing a TIA Unit
  • Implementing TIA
  • Chapter 8
  • Putting it all together: A Comprehensive Illustration of Lessons for Teaching for Successful Intelligence
  • Introduction to the Unit
  • Unit Lesson 1: Introduction
  • Unit Lesson 2: Analytical
  • Unit Lesson 3: Practical
  • Unit Lesson 4: Creative
  • Unit Homework
  • Unit Assessment
  • Conclusion
  • Resource: Grade Level Activities
  • References
  • Index.

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