Divergent Thinking Classroom. Grade 8 Math (Lower) PEP Edition (Latest Revision)

Author: Xi Yang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Divergent thinking, also known as divergent thinking, is a multi-directional way of thinking. Figuratively speaking, it is like a ray of light emitted from a knowledge point to the space of the knowledge network. It forms connections between two or more knowledge points, achieving the effect of "one input leading to multiple outputs," demonstrating strong multi-directionality, flexibility, and creativity. When applied to learning, divergent thinking can bridge the gap between known and unknown, creating new ideas and problem-solving methods. It enhances comprehension, transforms knowledge into intelligence, and truly achieves the thinking effect of "gaining one to understand many" and "understanding one case to grasp the general principle."
The distinguishing feature of this book compared to other similar books is its full utilization of the supplementary book's function of "supporting the foundation and elevating the peak." The existence of supplementary books is necessary precisely because of their function of "supporting the foundation and elevating the peak." The "foundation" refers to the core knowledge of each subject, or the basic key points of each knowledge unit. This basic point is the foundation for students' understanding and application of knowledge, their. The "peak" refers to the extension, enhancement, and refinement of the basic key points. Supplementary books should be based on the textbook but also surpass it. If "supporting the foundation" is the basic function of a textbook, then "elevating the peak" is its soul, the source of its vitality. Based on this understanding of supplementary books, this book reflects its targeting and innovation from four aspects: high standards, new perspectives, broad vision, and extensive thinking. It introduces divergent thinking into the entire process of learning and practice, with the main structure of the book being "divergent thinking guiding practice." In practical application, it is divided into two parts: "divergent thinking analysis" and "divergent thinking application."
"Divergent thinking analysis" starts from knowledge points, key points, and difficult points to analyze the content and relationships within the knowledge unit. It reveals thinking patterns and highlights problem-solving techniques using divergent thinking methods to achieve a comprehensive understanding. "Divergent thinking application" selects typical examples, using multi-angle, multi-aspect, and multi-level divergent thinking on key issues to cultivate students' abilities in conceptual differentiation, comprehensive summarization, transformation, thinking transfer, reverse application, experimental design, writing expression, and multi-solution/multi-variation.
"Stripping away the coarse and selecting the essence, striving for quality over quantity" is the third distinctive feature of this book. In the education of the new century, the arrangement of course content requires "striving for quality over quantity," and teachers' classroom explanations should be "concise and focused." Supplementary books should also "strip away the coarse and select the essence, striving for quality over quantity," enabling students to learn better while reducing their workload. This is also the goal of this book. Therefore, the principle for designing the sections of this book is: to help students organize knowledge structures, inspire problem-solving ideas, point out methods and techniques, provide new information, and improve their exam-taking skills.
This book opens up an extraordinary learning world for you. May you draw nourishment from this wonderful world and successfully knock on the door of a prestigious university in the future.