Research-based learning

Author: John B. Babb (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Critical thinking, like all important knowledge and skills, originates from the learner's gradual process of problem-solving. Therefore, cultivating students' interest in problems is one of the important tasks of teachers. In this book, Professor John Babb combines the development of critical thinking with interdisciplinary writing activities, providing detailed guidance to help students better engage in critical thinking and writing activities. He demonstrates how teachers should integrate these activities into their own teaching to encourage students to explore, question, discuss, and debate. The book proposes widely applicable and highly effective teaching methods to stimulate active learning, diverse writing, and critical thinking, and offers teachers thousands of suggestions for integrating diverse writing and active thinking activities into their teaching: how to plan courses, design assignments, utilize classroom time, evaluate student performance, and self-model critical thinking. The book uses diverse writing as one of the teaching methods to inspire students to engage in active thinking. It also lists other ways to easily combine diverse writing with critical thinking activities, such as classroom group discussions, exploratory discussions, case studies, simulations, and classroom debates. Throughout the book, the purpose of these teaching activities is to transform students from passively receiving knowledge to actively learning and exploring, thereby comprehensively improving their understanding, thinking, and learning abilities.