15. e-Learning to Build Thinking Skills
Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118255971.ch15
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Book Title
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning, Third Edition
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How to Cite
Clark, R. C. and Mayer, R. E. (2011) e-Learning to Build Thinking Skills, in e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning, Third Edition, Pfeiffer, San Francisco, CA, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118255971.ch15
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 1 AUG 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470874301
Online ISBN: 9781118255971
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Keywords:
- thinking skill;
- job-specific cognitive skill;
- whole-task course design;
- whole-task Instruction;
- job-specific metacognitive skill
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Three Types of Thinking Skills
Can Thinking Skills Be Trained?
Thinking Skills Principle 1: Focus on Job-Specific Cognitive and Metacognitive Skills
Thinking Skills Principle 2: Consider a Whole-Task Course Design 345
Evidence for Whole-Task Instruction
Thinking Skills Principle 3: Make Thinking Processes Explicit
Thinking Skills Principle 4: Define Job-Specific Thinking Processes
Teaching Thinking Skills: The Bottom Line
What We Don't Know About Teaching Thinking Skills