Thinking about the teaching of thinking : the Feuerstein approach / Dorothy R. Howie.

Revised edition of: Thinking about the teaching of thinking. Wellington : New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references.

A rationale for the teaching of thinking -- The Feuerstein approach to the teaching of thinking -- The criteria for mediated learning experience -- The place and importance of Feuerstein's theoretical approach -- Parents as mediators -- Imitative learning, and the teacher as model and mediator -- A whole school approach to using Feuerstein -- Thinking in a multicultural context -- Assessing and meeting learning needs -- Meeting learning needs through Feuerstein's cognitive intervention programme -- Meeting the needs of able students -- Real-life problem-solving and self-advocacy.